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Environmentalists Go to Court to Fight PolyMet Mine Permits, Minnesota
December 4, 2018
Several environmental groups went to court Monday to challenge the state Department of Natural Resources’ decision to grant the key permits needed for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and its allies
B.C. Government Takes Steps to Clean Up Tulsequah Chief Copper Mine
December 4, 2018
The B.C. government has taken a preliminary step to clean up the bankrupt Tulsequah Chief copper mine that has leaked acid-laced run-off for decades. Last month, the B.C. government put out a request for proposal to remediate the mine, located
Hudbay Minerals to Close Its Flin Flon Mill in Manitoba, Canada
December 4, 2018
Hudbay Minerals Inc said that it will close its mine in Flin Flon, Man. in 2021, ending hopes it would maintain a threadbare workforce in the town where it employed more than 800 people. In a memo this week, Robert
Utah Regulators Seek Fix for Methane Leaks at Coal Mine
December 4, 2018
Utah regulators want the owner of a coal mine near Price to address a highly flammable gas leaking into the atmosphere. The Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining has ordered UtahAmerican to plug about 10 holes or wells known
Tennessee’s Mine Rescue Teams Could Be Disbanded
December 4, 2018
As Tennessee’s coal mining industry continues its decades long decline, the state teams responsible for rescuing trapped miners could be disbanded. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Mine Safety Unit has been unable to staff a rescue team within
Federal Officials Give Green Light to Westmoreland Coal’s Rosebud Mine Expansion, Montana
December 3, 2018
A major coal mine expansion in southeastern Montana received a preliminary green light from state and federal officials on Friday even as the mine’s owner remains tied up in bankruptcy proceedings with plans to sell the property. Officials released an
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker Releases Funds for Review of Ambler Mining Access
December 3, 2018
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is releasing money to complete an environmental review of a road to the Ambler Mining District. Walker in December 2014 halted discretionary spending on six major state projects, citing low oil prices and a large budget
Advanced Coal Technologies Improve Emissions and Efficiency
December 3, 2018
New coal-fired generating plants are not showing up in the U.S. Elderly plants are retiring in large numbers. But other parts of the world continue to develop coal generation. Advances in combustion and emissions cleanup are part of the reason.
Retired Kemmerer Coal Mine Workers Plead for Pensions in Company Bankruptcy
December 3, 2018
Perry Norris, 65, worked at the Kemmerer coal mine for 40 years. For four decades he worked three shift rotations. He broke an elbow at the mine in southern Wyoming, broke his back and picked up a persistent cough from
Coal Miners Urge Congress Extension of Black Lung Funding
December 3, 2018
Former Appalachian coal miners and supporters are in Washington this week to urge lawmakers to extend a tax that benefits miners sick with black lung disease. The excise tax paid by coal companies funds the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund,
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