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In this photo taken March 29, 2017, a parking ticket box in Gillette, Wyoming proclaims Gillette the "Energy Capital of the Nation" because of the area's huge coal mines and substantial oil, natural gas and uranium reserves. Many locals say after 500 coal-mine layoffs and the industry's worst year in decades, they're optimistic President Donald Trump's rollback of Obama administration climate and coal regulations will revitalize the industry. Economists are skeptical. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)