Powder River

1. a river in NE Oregon, flowing N and SE to the Snake River. 110 miles (177 km) long.
2. a river in NE Wyoming and SE Montana, flowing NE to the Yellowstone River. 375 miles (603 km) long.

Example Sentences

As the editorial board points out, the Biden administration’s actions to end new leases in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana is a positive step we all should recognize and applaud.

From Seattle Times

The front line in the political battle over the fuel is in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, a sparsely populated section of the Great Plains with the nation’s largest coal mines.

From Seattle Times

Interior Department, would end new leasing of taxpayer-owned coal reserves in the Powder River Basin, clouding the future of mines including Westmoreland Mining’s Rosebud Mine that provides about 6 million tons of fuel annually for Colstrip.

From Seattle Times

Washingtonians should welcome the recent news that the Biden administration has proposed ending new leases on federal land in the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana.

From Seattle Times

No new leases of coal in Powder River means light at the end of the tunnel for coal’s extraction there and transport by train through this state.

From Seattle Times