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Peabody Honors Global Innovation, Advocacy, and Education in Clean Coal Technologies
January 8, 2020
Peabody recognized the distinguished work of organizations and individuals to advance clean coal technologies with the company’s annual Peabody Global Clean Coal Leadership Awards. The awards were presented at POWER-GEN International in New Orleans, La., and included the categories of
Comstock Mining Receives Approval for Mercury Remediation Pilot Test Plant, Nevada
January 8, 2020
Comstock Mining and Mercury Clean Up (MCU) said that Comstock recently received approval for an Engineering Design Change (EDC) from the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) approving the Mercury Remediation Pilot Test Plant located within Comstock’s existing leach pad.
Flexco Expands Company Footprint in West Michigan
January 8, 2020
Flexco will be expanding its operations and moving to a new facility in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They will be moving to 1920 Northridge Drive NW in Walker, Michigan. in early 2021, increasing its current 18-acre footprint to 36 acres. The
Arizona Drops Plan for Takeover of Federal Clean Water Act Permitting
January 8, 2020
Facing opposition from virtually everyone concerned about the issue, a state agency scrubbed plans to take over Clean Water Act permitting of the discharge and dumping of various materials into the state’s rivers and streams. The Arizona Department of Environmental
DOE to Award $20M for Coal and Gas-based Steam Cycle Challenges Projects
January 7, 2020
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has earmarked up to $20 million for cost-shared research and development projects involving coal and gas-based steam cycle challenges. “This Administration is committed to developing transformational technologies that can enhance
EIA Study: Cost is Big Factor for Retired Coal-fired Plants
January 7, 2020
A study by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) found that a larger share of coal-fired electric plants with higher operating and maintenance costs have been retired than those with relatively low operating and maintenance costs. © Shutterstock Since the
U.S. Coal Sector Remains in Rough Shape Heading into 2020
January 7, 2020
The U.S. coal sector is seeing little hope of improvement in the next few years, after a long list of bankruptcies, power plant closures, layoffs and other troubles marred the industry’s timeline over the last decade, writes Taylor Kuykendall, of
National Coal Heritage Area Authority Accepting Grant Applications in W. Va.
January 7, 2020
To support community efforts to interpret, preserve and promote coal heritage resources, the National Coal Heritage Area Authority is seeking proposals for funding for eligible projects within the National Coal Heritage Area. Projects must be implemented within the following counties:
Coal Miners Fire Back After Biden Says they Should be Retrained as Computer Programmers
January 7, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden is being criticized for a recent comment claiming that workers in the nation’s coal industry should be able to be retrained as computer programmers after he kills off their current jobs. The Democratic presidential candidate
W. Va. Senator Manchin Celebrates Pension Program Funding with Miners
January 7, 2020
Standing in front of the United Mine Workers of America District 17 headquarters in Charleston Monday, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., held one last celebration for the signing of a spending package that included funding for a union miner pension
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