March 3rd, 2017

Lignite Energy Council applauds selection of Rick Perry as Energy Secretary

“We have a friend of coal leading the Department of Energy,” said Lignite Energy Council President and CEO Jason Bohrer, […]
February 28th, 2017

Teachers wanted for annual lignite education seminar

Registration is now open for the Lignite Energy Council’s 32nd Annual Lignite Education Seminar: Energy, Economics and Environment. The four-day […]
February 23rd, 2017

North Dakota winters present challenges to BNI Coal’s Center Mine

Extreme weather conditions are part of living in North Dakota. It is hot in the summer and cold in the […]
February 20th, 2017

Letter to the editor: Stroke of the pen saves thousands of coal jobs

A popular line since last November was that one election will not help a declining coal industry.  Never mind one […]
February 17th, 2017

New economic study shows stability of the regional lignite industry

An economic study shows the regional lignite industry continues to be one of the most stable industries in the state. […]
January 27th, 2017

Oldest large lignite-based plant among the state’s cleanest

The Leland Olds Station can trace its roots back to the early 1960s when rural America was starving for electricity. […]