Coal country was celebrating this week when Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lifted a coal moratorium signed into law by the Obama Administration 14 months ago. But now the question is whether coal companies will even decide to expand their production in states like Wyoming. With the price of natural gas so low, coal has been having a hard time competing. But if and when companies do expand, their first stop is the Bureau of Land Management to submit an application. Right now BLM has 11 applications, but all but one was submitted over ten years ago.

Wyoming Public Radio’s Melodie Edwards sat down with BLM spokesman Brad Purdy and Solid Minerals Chief Brenda Newman to talk about whether they expect to see more now that the coal pause is over.