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Researchers Sample North Dakota Coal for Rare Elements
July 25, 2017
Armed with gallon Ziploc bags and a pick axe, state mineral researchers are sampling North Dakota coal to make a model for finding rare earth elements in the state’s coal seams. The researchers have been working on the project since
House Republicans Lay Out Plan to Rein in EPA
July 25, 2017
House Republicans released their proposal to balance the federal budget in 10 years, which included their plans to rein in the regulatory power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Republicans plan three broad reforms for the EPA: reduce its funding,
NMA’s Luke Popovich: Coal Industry Alive and Well
July 25, 2017
Luke Popovich, vice president of communications for the National Mining Association, says the death of coal has been greatly exaggerated. “I think a lot of the major media on the coasts — and I’m talking about the most influential, big
Lexington Coal Company to Acquire Alpha’s Assets in Four States
July 25, 2017
Alpha Natural Resources announced Wednesday that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Lexington Coal Company to convey real and personal properties located in West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee. The conveyance will include approximately 280 permits, substantial
Trump Expected to Nominate Andrew Wheeler for Top Spot at EPA
July 24, 2017
President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a top coal lobbyist as the number two person at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Axios reported Friday. Coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler will become EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s second lieutenant. Trump’s decision
Rick Perry Says ‘Clean’ Coal Will Shape America’s Energy Future
July 24, 2017
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry emphasized in a recent interview that clean coal will highlight his energy agenda, utilizing American innovation to pursue cleaner, cheaper coal while creating jobs in the process. The Washington Examiner sat down with Perry this
Taseko Receives Permit Approval for Exploratory Work at New Prosperity Gold-Copper Project, B.C
July 24, 2017
Taseko Mines has received approval from the Province of British Columbia to undertake a site investigation program to conduct exploratory work at the New Prosperity Gold-Copper project site. The Notice of Work (NOW), which is a multi-year permit, will allow
Pa. Senate Bill Allows DEP to Issue CONSOL Energy’s Bailey Mine Permit Expansion
July 24, 2017
Gov. Tom Wolf declined on Friday to veto a bill that makes it easier to develop a long-wall coal mine beneath a state park in Greene County, allowing it to become law despite pressure from environmentalists who say it will
Ramaco to Receive $7 Million Grant for Research at Its Brook Coal Mine, Wyoming
July 24, 2017
Ramaco Resources may receive millions from the Department of Energy to develop carbon products from coal mined in northern Wyoming. The company proposed the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades after acquiring the raw mineral rights in 2011,
Coal Exports Up 60% in First Quarter of 2017
July 21, 2017
U.S. coal exports were nearly 60 percent higher in the first three months of the Trump administration than at the same time last year, according to federal data. It’s good news for the coal industry, which is one of President
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