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Fossil Fuel Production Expected to Increase through 2022 But Remain Below 2019 Peak
January 19, 2021
In 2020, fossil fuel production in the United States declined by an estimated 6 percent from the 2019 record high of 81.3 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu). Based on forecasts in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) January 2021 Short-Term
DOE Launches Minerals Sustainability Division to Secure Critical Minerals Supply Chain
January 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established a Division of Minerals Sustainability to bring an increased focus to securing a U.S. critical minerals supply chain that will transform the U.S. energy and manufacturing systems to make them cleaner, more resilient,
DOE Announces $160 Million to Improve Fossil-Based Hydrogen Production, Transport, Storage
January 19, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) released plans to make $160 million in federal funding available to help recalibrate the Nation’s vast fossil-fuel and power infrastructure for decarbonized energy and commodity production. The funding, for
Blackjewel’s Coal Bankruptcy Plan Raises Concern
January 19, 2021
During a recent wave of bankruptcies in the U.S. coal sector, Blackjewel and its affiliates emerged as a vehicle for some of the least-wanted assets of larger producers looking to lean operations. The company is now trying to close the
Energy Secretary Urges Prioritizing Covid Vaccine for Energy Critical Infrastructure Workers
January 19, 2021
Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette urged the Governors of 55 states and territories to prioritize critical infrastructure mission-essential workers during the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an official letter, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) noted that the critical infrastructure
Fatality at Teck’s Red Dog Mine in Alaska
January 18, 2021
An employee died Saturday as a result of an incident at Red Dog mine in Northwest Alaska near Kotzebue, according to mine operator Teck Alaska Incorporated. Teck Alaska wrote Sunday that a “fatal incident occurred on a production drill at
U.S. Approves Land Swap for Rio Tinto Group’s Resolution Copper Mine, Arizona
January 18, 2021
The U.S. government published a report Friday that triggers a land swap involving U.S. Native American land for an area that could become the largest copper mine in North America, pushing the project into the next phase in the permitting
BLM Issues Record of Decision for Lithium Americas’ Thacker Pass Lithium Mine, Nevada
January 18, 2021
The Humboldt River Field Office issued a record of decision approving the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine north of Winnemucca. According to the BLM, the project would include 5,700 acres of public lands within the project area located approximately 17 miles
Liberty Gold to Expand Exploration at Its Black Pine Project, Utah
January 18, 2021
A gold mining company wants to expand its exploration project in the Black Pine Mountains. Pilot Gold, a subsidiary of Liberty Gold, has already been doing exploratory drilling since April 2019 in the Black Pine Mountains, located in the southwestern
Eagle Specialty Materials Faces Permit Challenge for Its Eagle Butte Mine, Wyoming
January 18, 2021
A local conservation group is urging state environmental regulators to deny a coal company another mining permit, alleging the operator of two Wyoming mines failed to comply with regulations or resolve outstanding violations, according to a letter shared with the
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