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DOE Invests $118 Million in Coal FIRST Initiative
July 20, 2020
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $118 million in federal funding to support the Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) Initiative. Under this cost shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding a total of $37 million
MSHA Launches Grant Applications for Brookwood-Sago Grant Program
July 20, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of up to $400,000 in grant funding through its Brookwood-Sago grant program to support education and training to help identify, avoid and prevent unsafe working conditions in, and around, the nation’s mines.
Xcel Energy Approved to Run Two Coal Units on Seasonal Basis
July 20, 2020
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy’s request to offer two of its coal units into the Midcontinent Independent System Operator market on a seasonal basis. That means the company can idle the two units for six months of
DOE Panel Rolls Out Clean Coal Game Plan
July 20, 2020
The National Coal Council, a Department of Energy advisory panel, today made the case for policies to extend the life of the fading coal power sector.NCC is made up of leaders in coal power generation, mining and academia. Former Energy
Federal Agency Accuses Nevada’s Largest Mining Company of Unlawful Conduct to Block Union
July 20, 2020
Nevada Gold Mines, the state’s largest mining company, engaged in “unlawful conduct” in not recognizing a union, the National Labor Relations Board is alleging in court documents. Those actions, the board said, have “left many employees feeling terrified and betrayed.”
U.S. Groups Join in Call for Federal Analysis on Upstream Canadian Mine
July 20, 2020
A coalition of conservation groups is mounting pressure on Canadian environmental authorities to conduct a federal review of a proposed mine expansion upstream of Montana’s Kootenai River system, where the inrush of contaminants from existing mines in the Canadian headwaters
Bill Would Halt Federal Review of Mine Plans in Rainy River Watershed, Superior National Forest
July 20, 2020
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-St. Paul, who chairs the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies subcommittee, announced last week that language in the almost $37 billion bill would prohibit federal agencies from reviewing mine plans within the Rainy River Watershed and
After Decades, a Decision Nears on Pebble Mine in Alaska
July 17, 2020
The proposed Pebble mine near Bristol Bay is nearing a landmark decision that could set the stage for the project’s approval, decades after developers first started considering the project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a final environmental impact
MP Materials Signs $1.5 Billion Merger Deal with Fortress Value Acquisition
July 17, 2020
US-based rare earth miner MP Materials has signed a merger agreement with Fortress Value Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group, to create a combined entity valued at $1.5 billion. The combined company,
NETL: Road to New High-tech Markets Paved with Coal
July 17, 2020
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) are using advanced coal-based nanomaterials created by NETL to fabricate a paradigm-shifting computer memory device with improved energy consumption, processing speeds, durability and reduced manufacturing costs. The partnership is opening new
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