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Commentary: SEC’s Climate Rule Is Finally Here, But for How Long?

March 18, 2024

The day many observers of financial regulation have long been awaiting (and dreading) has come. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve its final rule on disclosure of climate-change-related information for public companies. While the final rule was

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Biden Admin’s New Climate Rules Could Mean Big Payday for His Buddies, Burden for Businesses

February 14, 2024

In a setback for former government officials and attorneys poised to cash in on proposed climate disclosure rules, the Securities and Exchange Commission continued to kick the ball down the road last year. Many of the objections raised in public

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Arch Resources, Campbell County Look to Repurpose Portions of Coal Facilities, Wyoming

February 12, 2024

A seemingly trivial zoning change unceremoniously approved by Campbell County commissioners this month could open the door to a new economic development strategy and help backfill future job and revenue losses in the coal industry here. With few people in

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Mining the Gap: Will Demand for Critical Minerals Exceed Supply?

January 23, 2024

When you run out of batteries, you simply drive, bike or run to the store for a replacement. Even when your laptop eventually bites the dust, you can replace it online in a matter of days. Most simple pleasures can

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How Does One-Third the CO2 Emissions Cause Three Times the Climate Damage?

January 8, 2024

This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published revised estimates of the social cost of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide — the three main greenhouse gases emitted by industrial civilization. The EPA’s new estimates of the social cost of

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How Giving Trucks an Electric Boost Can Help Cut Mining Pollution in Minnesota

December 18, 2023

A Minnesota taconite mining company and its electric utility are seeking federal funding for a demonstration project aimed at slashing diesel fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions.  After an unsuccessful attempt to secure money this spring from the state Legislature,

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North Dakota Researchers Find Cost-effective Way to Extract Rare-earth Elements from Coal

December 13, 2023

In a large warehouse in Grand Forks, Nicholas Dyrstad-Cincotta marvels at how far his team has come. Two years ago, they set out to test the economic viability of extracting critical metals from lignite coal, an abundant soft rock sediment

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EPA Ups Estimates for the Social Cost of Carbon

December 12, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) updated its estimate of the “social cost” of carbon dioxide — a contrived way of increasing the cost of everything made from or using hydrocarbon resources to vilify those projects and keep them from becoming

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Rare Earth Discoveries in Coal Mines Mean They Could Play a Key Role to Play in Energy Transition

November 30, 2023

From Pennsylvania to the north of England, coal mines helped to power the Industrial Revolution, turbocharging the economic growth of countries around the world. Today, however, the production and use of coal has become a thorny issue, with critics slamming

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BHP’s Massive Potash Mine Being Built in Saskatchewan Breaks New Ground for Women

November 27, 2023

In July of this year, mining giant BHP announced a company first. More than 14,000 kilometers away from its Melbourne, Australia headquarters, BHP said it had achieved its “gender balance” target for its local workforce in Saskatchewan. With women making

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