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Total Safety Acquires Vantage Safety Services, Continues Its Canadian Expansion
January 23, 2019
Total Safety has strengthened its Canadian presence by acquiring Vantage Safety Services. Based in Clairmont, Alberta, Vantage Safety Services is a full-service industrial safety company providing services to all segments of the oil and gas industry. This acquisition continues Total
Highland Copper Secures Mining Permits for Copperwood Project, Michigan
January 22, 2019
Highland Copper Company has announced the receipt of the mining, air and dam safety permits from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for its Copperwood project located in the Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA. The MDEQ has approved the Company’s
Wyoming Gov. Gordon Views Site Options for New $10 Million Coal Plants
January 22, 2019
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is looking at at least three potential sites for the experimental coal-generating plant he wants to build in the state. The Gillette News Record reports that the Gordon told the Wyoming Press Association Convention Friday that
Michigan Withdraws from Lawsuits Over Federal Environmental Rules
January 22, 2019
The state of Michigan is withdrawing from two lawsuits challenging federal environmental regulations. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office filed motions to withdraw from the cases Friday. The lawsuits date back a couple of years to when Republican Bill Schuette
Nova Scotia Department of Labor Inspect Roof Fall Accident at Donkin Coal Mine
January 22, 2019
Inspectors from the Nova Scotia Department of Labor have gone underground to inspect the roof fall at Donkin mine. Scott Nauss, senior director of inspection and compliance, said two inspectors from the department went down into the mine on Jan.
W. Va. Readies Interstate as Alliance Resource Partners Set to Begin Longwall Mining
January 22, 2019
Motorists who have driven Interstate 70 at the West Virginia/Pennsylvania line in the past week may have noticed workers cutting out large sections of the highway and replacing the existing concrete with asphalt. This, according to West Virginia Division of
Westmoreland Coal Seeks to End Employee and Retiree Obligations
January 22, 2019
The bankrupt coal firm that owns the Kemmerer mine has asked a bankruptcy judge in Texas for permission to kill retirement obligations for its former workers in Wyoming and nix the current contract between unionized miners in Lincoln County and
Stauber Introduces First Piece of Legislation in Support of PolyMet Mining, Minnesota
January 21, 2019
Rep. Pete Stauber Monday introduced H.R. 527, the Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2019. This bipartisan legislation provides legal certainty by codifying the land exchange between PolyMet Mining Inc. and the U.S. Forest Service into statute. The legislation
New York’s Plan to Kill Coal is Already Increasing Power Prices
January 21, 2019
New York’s plan to put the state’s last coal-fired power plants out of business hasn’t even been approved yet and electricity is already trading like they’re shut. The price of power in 2021 in New York City and other regions
Confirmation Hearings Start to Confirm Andrew Wheeler to Head EPA
January 21, 2019
The former coal-lobbyist Donald Trump has tapped to officially take charge of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that he does not believe climate change is a major crisis. Andrew Wheeler, who has served as acting administrator at the EPA
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