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PolyMet Reviewing Options After Minnesota Court Remands Permit to Mine
January 15, 2020
PolyMet Mining released the following statement regarding Minnesota’s Court of Appeals decision remanding the Permit to Mine and dam safety permits back to the Department of Natural Resources for a contested case hearing: “We obviously are disappointed in the court’s
CEI: NEPA Reforms a Big Step Toward Correcting Worst Abuses of Environmental Permitting Process
January 15, 2020
The White House Council on Environmental Quality released a proposed rule reforming the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell said: “The administration’s proposed reforms of NEPA regulations are a big step
Hannibal Planning Board Approves BT & T’s Gravel Mine Permit, Indiana
January 15, 2020
The Hannibal Planning Board approved a special use permit without objection for a gravel mine operated by B.T. & T. Inc. The vote was 5-0 with board member Randy Hall absent from the meeting, held at the Hannibal Municipal Building.
Ramaco Carbon Speeds Up Development of Coal to Product Research Facility, W. Va.
January 14, 2020
“Don’t burn coal, it’s too valuable.” It’s one of the mantras of Ramaco Carbon which plans a research facility in Charleston. Gov. Jim Justice announced plans for the facility during his State of the State Address this week. Ramaco already
Department of Energy Launches Energy Storage Grand Challenge
January 14, 2020
The U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced the launch of the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commercialization, and utilization of next-generation energy storage technologies and sustain American global leadership in energy storage. The Grand
Teck Doubles Coal Throughput Capacity at Ridley Terminals in British Columbia
January 14, 2020
Teck Resources has increased its contracted throughput agreement with Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to 6 million mt annually from 3 million mt, the metallurgical coal miner said Wednesday. The agreement runs from January 2021 to December 2027,
Judge Allows Tribe’s Lawsuit Against Midas Gold’s Stibnite Gold Project, Idaho
January 14, 2020
A federal judge chose not to halt a Clean Water Act lawsuit filed by the Nez Perce Tribe that seeks to force a gold mining company to acquire federal permits for pollution discharged from its central Idaho property. Federal Judge
Parsons Awarded Contract Extension for Northwest Territories’ Giant Mine Remediation
January 14, 2020
Parsons Corporation has been awarded a contract extension to continue as the main construction manager for the remediation efforts of the Giant Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The two-year, cost plus fixed fee amendment from Public Services and Procurement
Study: Western States Face Huge Coal Mine Cleanup Liability
January 14, 2020
Wyoming has a colossal cleanup project on its hands. About 83,000 acres of land sits unreclaimed by coal companies in the state — by far the most acreage among its Western peers, according to a new report published Friday by
Tri-State Generation Plans for Closure Two Coal Plants and Colowyo Coal Mine
January 14, 2020
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, increasingly under pressure from its members and renewable energy advocates for its reliance on coal, plans to close two of its coal-fired power plants and a coal mine in Colorado and New Mexico. Tri-State said
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