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U.S. Supreme Court to Hear EPA Carbon Emission Case
November 4, 2021
A nineteen-state coalition of State Attorneys General led by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has successfully petitioned the United States Supreme Court to decide whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to regulate carbon emissions under
WEC Energy to Shift Newer Oak Creek Units from Coal to Natural Gas by 2035
November 4, 2021
Three months after WEC Energy Group Inc. executives said they were exploring the feasibility of adding natural gas capabilities at the company’s newer Oak Creek coal-fired plants, the company announced a plan to eliminate coal as an energy source by
Justice Companies Resumes Production at Four Kentucky Coal Mines
November 3, 2021
Several West Virginia coal companies with ties to Gov. Jim Justice plan to resume coal production at four surface mines in Eastern Kentucky, bringing 150 new jobs to the region. Justice’s son Jay, president of the Justice Companies, said it
CONSOL Energy to Add Fifth Longwall Machine at Pennsylvania Mining Complex
November 3, 2021
CONSOL Energy Inc. on Tuesday announced it will do something that would have been unthinkable a year ago: Adding an additional mining machine at its Pennsylvania Mining Complex in Greene and Washington counties, thanks to a revived coal market with
EPA Proposes New Clean Air Act Rule to Cut Methane Emissions
November 3, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took an important step forward to advance President Biden’s commitment to action on climate change by proposing comprehensive new protections to sharply reduce pollution from the oil and natural gas industry — including, for
W.Va. DEP Approves Permit Reinstatements for Reclamation at Rush Creek Mine
November 3, 2021
The West Virginia environmental officials have approved permit reinstatements to allow for reclamation activities for a mine facility near Kanawha State Forest. Reclamation activities will be allowed at the Rush Creek mine facility, according to a news release Tuesday from
Fatality at Mingo Logan Coal’s Mountaineer II Mine in Sharples, W.Va.
November 2, 2021
A coal miner died in an accident Monday in southern West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice said. The accident occurred Monday afternoon at Mingo Logan Coal Co.‘s Mountaineer II Mine in Sharples, the governor’s office said in a statement. The statement,
Biden Proposes New Rules to Cut Methane Emissions at COP26 Summit
November 2, 2021
The Biden administration is proposing stricter regulations to reduce leaks of methane from oil and gas industry operations. It comes as world leaders at the U.N. climate meeting in Glasgow are pushing countries to join a global pledge to cut
Nomad Royalty Signs $95 Million Gold Stream Agreement on Greenstone Gold Project, Canada
November 2, 2021
Nomad Royalty has signed $95 million gold purchase agreement with a subsidiary of Orion Mine Finance for the Greenstone gold project located in Ontario, Canada. Orion owns a 40 percent stake in Greenstone Gold Mines (GGM), which owns and operates
EPA to Draft Power Plant Emissions Rules Despite Supreme Court Ruling
November 2, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will continue to draft rules targeting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants despite a surprise Supreme Court decision last week to review its authority to do so, its administrator told Reuters on Monday. “EPA will
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