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Wilkinson Minerals Advances Permitting for Its New Salt Mine, Michigan
April 27, 2020
Nestled far below the ground in Bay City is a giant reservoir of salt brine that will soon be tapped by a new industry moving into town. Wilkinson Minerals will soon drill 4,000 feet below Bay City into a giant
Department of Energy Launches $131 Million Funding Opportunity for CCUS Technologies
April 27, 2020
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy announced up to $131 million for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) research and development (R&D) projects through one new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) and the winners of five
Establishment of National Uranium Reserve Key to Support National Security, Secure Supply Chains
April 27, 2020
The National Mining Association (NMA) today applauded recommendations from the Nuclear Fuel Working Group, which included important steps to restore American nuclear energy leadership. “Energy security and national security concerns have been repeatedly raised around our staggering import reliance for
Small Coal Plants Benefit from MATS Amendment
April 27, 2020
t has been clear for some time that deregulatory actions at the federal level will slow but not stop the decline of coal as an energy source in the United States. Still, the EPA continues to do what it can
Coal Miners Laid Off at Spring Creek Mine in Montana, Antelope Mine in Wyoming
April 27, 2020
Three hundred miners and other workers are losing their jobs as the struggling western U.S. coal industry contends with diminished electricity use during the coronavirus pandemic. Seventy-three workers at the Spring Creek mine in southeastern Montana and 57 at the
Trump Administration Recommends Supporting U.S. Uranium Mines as Strategic Interest
April 27, 2020
The Trump administration on Thursday urged government intervention to rescue U.S. uranium mining and nuclear fuel industries in a tough global marketplace, from making it easier to mine public lands out West to blocking some imports of foreign nuclear fuel.
Friends of Coal Kentucky Donates $75,000 to UK HealthCare COVID-19 Support Fund
April 27, 2020
As part of its effort to help Kentuckians through the COVID-19 pandemic, Friends of Coal Kentucky is donating $75,000 to the UK HealthCare COVID-19 Support Fund. The contribution will help support expanded COVID-19 testing to more than 35 hospitals across
Former EPA Staff Chief Ryan Jackson Gets Busy Lobbying for Mining Industry
April 27, 2020
Ryan Jackson, who was chief of staff for two EPA administrators before leaving in February to lobby for mining companies, has been busy in his private sector life. Jackson left the agency to join the National Mining Association, an industry
West Virginia’s Coal Industry Takes Hit from COVID-19 Pandemic
April 27, 2020
After a productive 2019, West Virginia’s coal industry now faces production and exporting setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While last year wasn’t quite as productive as 2018, Bill Raney, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, said that he
Pennsylvania’s Carbon Cap and Fee Plan to Take Effect 2022
April 27, 2020
Pennsylvania’s plan to begin requiring power plants to pay to release carbon dioxide into the air would reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade and slightly increase the price of wholesale electricity as it spurs a shift in the
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