Feature Stories
State Officials Applaud Legal Victory Against EPA MATS Rule
July 7, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did not properly consider the costs of its plan to regulate emissions of mercury and other toxic substances. After news broke of the court’s 5-4 decision Monday, West
Supreme Court Rules in Coal Industry’s Favor. What’s EPA’s Next Move?
July 7, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency made a mistake when it told electric power plants to reduce mercury emissions. The high court says the EPA should first have considered how much it would cost power
Kentucky’s Ed Whitfield: Keeping Energy Affordable
July 1, 2015
For generations, the United States has benefited from low cost and reliable energy. In many parts of the country, coal is the most abundant source that provides baseload electricity to heat and cool our homes and businesses. But it’s also
North Dakota’s Kevin Cramer: Standing Up Against EPA Overreach Benefits All Americans
July 1, 2015
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plunges headlong into remaking the very fabric of American electricity generation, it is reassuring to know voices of reason continue to challenge the Agency’s reckless plans. Later this summer, EPA is expected to issue
CONSOL Energy’s Hager and Industry Veterans to Form Collegiate Mine Rescue Association
June 30, 2015
Don Hager knows that not all of the students he trains on Virginia Tech’s mine rescue team will follow his career path into a coal mine, especially as that industry lays off workers. Those who do, though, could become the
Rio Tinto Kennecott Launches Five-year $100 Million Rehabilitation Plan in Utah
June 26, 2015
The view of the southwestern Salt Lake Valley will be undergoing a major facelift over the next few years — a $100 million facelift. Rio Tinto Kennecott has launched a five-year project that is aimed at rehabilitating and enhancing the
Illinois Town Honors Coal Miners Killed in 1922 Herrin Strike Massacre
June 23, 2015
Nearly a century after literally burying its violent past, a southern Illinois community is belatedly coming to terms with one of the nation’s deadliest labor conflicts, an episode in which some victims were paraded down city streets and humiliated before
Clean Coal Research Projects Face Hurdles Amid Government Policies
June 22, 2015
In September 2001, researchers with CONSOL Energy Inc. and the U.S. Department of Energy began work on the virtually unknown practice of storing carbon dioxide underground. Over the course of the next 12 years, researchers spent at least $13 million
Future of Mining Minerals Such as Copper May Be On Ocean Floor
June 19, 2015
Nautilus Minerals is a company based in Australia and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange that wants to harvest copper from the hot vents at the bottom of the ocean that spew sulfur and other minerals rising from the earth’s
Federal Judges Denies States Lawsuit Over New Carbon Rules
June 16, 2015
A federal appeals court tossed out a lawsuit brought by about a dozen states and a coal company against the EPA’s upcoming carbon dioxide regulations for coal-fired power plants. A panel of three federal judges rules it was too early
