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Mexico’s President Visits Site of Trapped Coal Miners as Rescue Efforts Intensify

August 9, 2022

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called Sunday for intensified efforts to save ten workers trapped in a flooded coal mine, during a visit to see firsthand the rescue operation. Relatives of the missing were becoming increasingly desperate four days

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OSMRE Observes 45th Anniversary of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act

August 9, 2022

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement observes the 45th anniversary of the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. SMCRA established the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement for two basic purposes: •

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The Manchin/Schumer “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” Will Inflate Fossil Energy Costs for Americans

August 8, 2022

Senator Joe Manchin’s about-face on the Build Back Better bill, now renamed the Inflation Reduction Act is getting accolades from some coal constituents as it restores a tax on coal to support the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.  Section 13901

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Manchin Responds to W.Va. Coal Assoc., Sets the Record Straight on Coal and Inflation Reduction Act

August 8, 2022

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) sent a letter to West Virginia Coal Association President Chris Hamilton to clarify his misunderstanding about the impact the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will have on West Virginia’s coal industry. Below is the full

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Gold Resource Participates in Environmental Impact Assessment for Back Forty Project, Michigan

August 8, 2022

Gold Resource Corporation was invited by Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) to participate in a scoping environmental impact assessment (SEIA) meeting on August 5, 2022. The company presented the initial site plan 1 and other key

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Advocates for Miners with Black Lung Celebrate Permanent Extension of Black Lung Excise Tax

August 8, 2022

Senate Democrats released the full text of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This legislation includes a permanent extension of the Black Lung Excise Tax — an unprecedented investment in the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund that goes above and

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Race to Free Ten Coal Miners Trapped in Collapsed Mine in Mexico is Intensifying

August 5, 2022

Efforts to rescue ten miners trapped in a collapsed and flooded coal mine in northern Mexico intensified Thursday with hundreds of people involved in the operation, authorities said. The collapse occurred after the miners breached a neighboring area filled with

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Coal Rebounds in a Big Way for CONSOL Energy

August 5, 2022

The energy shortage and the war in Ukraine are leading to strong demand and higher prices for CONSOL Energy Inc., which saw higher prices for its Pennsylvania-mined coal and more of it shipped in recent months. The numbers are striking:

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Federal Oversight Board Orders UMWA to Pay Warrior Met Coal $13 Million in Damages

August 5, 2022

A federal oversight board ordered the United Mine Workers of America to pay more than $13 million in compensation to an Alabama coal company where members have been on strike for more than a year, a ruling the union said

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Wyoming DEQ Awards Annual Non-coal Reclamation Award to Colony Mine

August 5, 2022

The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recently awarded the 2022 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for non-coal to Halliburton Bentonite Performance Minerals (BPM) for the voluntary reclamation of an abandoned mine site adjacent to the Colony Mine. DEQ presents

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