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Wisconsin Committee Votes to Lift Sulfide Mining Ban
October 5, 2017
A legislative committee has approved a Republican bill that would end Wisconsin’s sulfide mining moratorium. The Senate Committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry voted 3-2 to approve the bill Wednesday. All three Republicans on the committee voted for the
Montana Schedules Meetings for Tintina’s Butte Copper Project
October 5, 2017
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has scheduled three meetings on a proposed $250 million copper mine north of Meagher County’s White Sulphur Springs. The DEQ is in the process of preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Black
Congress Introduces American Miners Pension Act
October 5, 2017
Four members of Congress introduced Tuesday the American Miners Pension (AMP) Act, a piece of legislation aimed at protecting more than 87,000 current beneficiaries and another 20,000 eligible coal miners with vested pension. The 1974 UMWA Pension Plan is currently
Peabody: Secretary of Energy’s Proposed Grid Resiliency Rules a Key Step to Protect Energy Security
October 4, 2017
Peabody said the U.S. Secretary of Energy’s proposed rules on grid resiliency pricing mark a crucial step to protect America’s energy security for families and businesses by recognizing the importance of baseload power supplied by coal for a reliable, resilient,
Westmoreland Coal Exits ROVA Power Supply Agreements, To Collect $12 Million in Net Cash Collateral
October 4, 2017
Westmoreland Coal Company has terminated its power purchase contracts with BP Energy Company and assigned its substitute energy agreement with Virginia Electric and Power Company, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy. As a result, Westmoreland will no longer have any obligation
Richmont Mines Completes Sale of Non-Core Québec Assets
October 4, 2017
Richmont Mines Inc. has closed the acquisition with Monarques Gold Corporation to acquire Richmont’s Quebec based assets including the Beaufor Mine, the Camflo Mill and the Wasamac development project as well as all other mineral claims, mining leases and mining
Protesters Block Goldcorp’s Peñasquito Mine, Mexico
October 3, 2017
Protesters in northern Mexico blocked access for a fourth day on Monday to a gold mine operated by Canada’s Goldcorp over a water dispute, a development that could hit the facility’s production of the precious metal. The entrances to the
Trump’s Energy Dominance Strategy Gains Traction at UN
October 3, 2017
One U.N. committee’s agenda aligns with President Donald Trump’s plan for American energy dominance to build cleaner coal power plants and distribute more U.S. energy and expertise. The Committee on Sustainable Energy under the U.N. Economic Council for Europe assesses
Cities and Activists Turning to Courts to Enforce Global Warming Policies
October 3, 2017
The U.N. issued a report in May encouraging activists to use the courts to circumvent legislatures and company board rooms to push global warming policies. The international body argued legal action “has arguably never been a more important tool to
Administration Proposes Biggest Change to Electric Grid in Decades
October 3, 2017
Energy Secretary Rick Perry is asking the federal agency that oversees the U.S. grid to issue a new rule to restructure electricity markets to fully compensate power plants for the reliability they provide. Perry sent his policy proposal to the
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