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New Department of Energy Study Shows True Extent of Coal Mining’s Job and Economic Contribution
October 24, 2017
The U.S. coal industry is distressed, and the fate of U.S. coal mining regions and jobs figured prominently in the 2016 Presidential election. EIA forecasts that coal will continue to decrease as a source of U.S. electricity production through 2050.
Trump Administration Pumps Millions More Into Clean Coal Technology and Research
October 24, 2017
The Department of Energy (DOE) is pouring $26 million into carbon capture technology to cut emissions from America’s coal and natural gas plants, the agency announced Tuesday. The funds will go toward projects in the DOE’s Carbon Capture Program “to
W. Va. Senators Join Alexander Acosta for Mine Safety Tour at Arch Coal’s Pocahontas Beckley Mine
October 24, 2017
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) joined U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta for a mine safety tour of ICG Beckley, LLC’s Pocahontas Beckley Mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Officials from the Mine Safety and
Utah’s Glitter Mine Being Chipped Away by Visitors, Hurting Small Town Business Owner
October 23, 2017
To many in southern Utah it’s known as the “Glitter Mine” but to one Veyo business owner, Russ Feller, it’s more than that, it’s his livelihood. Feller owns “Feller Stone” a local stone business that sells product all around the
Community Rallies Around Herkimer Diamond Mines’ Owner After Fire, New York
October 23, 2017
Following a devastating fire a week ago, the owner of the Herkimer Diamond Mines is overwhelmed by the community response — locally and internationally. “We have been completely overwhelmed with the response,” said Renee Shevat. “We always knew that Herkimer
Senate Committee Advances Mine Safety Nomination David Zatezalo
October 23, 2017
The retired coal company executive from West Virginia chosen by President Trump to oversee U.S. mining safety says his first priority is preventing people from getting hurt and that he replaced the managers of a mine plagued by safety violations
CMOC International to Move International Headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona, Bringing 100 Jobs
October 23, 2017
About 100 international mining executives will relocate to downtown Phoenix as CMOC International opens a 25,000-square-foot headquarters, the company announced. The company is moving to 2600 N. Central Ave. “Any company considering a footprint in the Western Hemisphere needs to
Bridger Coal Mine had Dozens of Safety Violations Before Miner’s Death, Wyoming
October 23, 2017
The southwest Wyoming mine where a worker died last month after being buried in coal has been fined for roof and wall safety issues more than 60 times since 2010, federal mine safety data shows. Regulators most recently fined the
Jury Finds Man Guilty in Killing Coal Executive Ben Hatfield, W. Va.
October 23, 2017
A jury on Friday convicted the accused trigger man in the 2016 fatal shooting of a longtime coal executive in West Virginia. According to news outlets, 22-year-old Anthony Raheem Arriaga of Ohio was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree robbery
Peabody Confident Despite Closures of Power Plants that Burn Wyoming Coal
October 23, 2017
The recent retirements of three large coal-burning plants in Texas are no more than an echo far north in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. The coal sector has improved here since the downturn, and many are less worried about
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