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Lincoln County Commissioners: Montana Mine Projects Critical to Economy
April 16, 2018
The Lincoln County Commission wants to share our dismay with a recent decision by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the governor’s office to file a violation against Hecla Mining under the “permit prohibition” provision of the Montana Metal
EPA Gives North Dakota Power to Regulate CO2 Wells
April 16, 2018
The Trump administration on Tuesday gave North Dakota the power to regulate underground wells used for long-term storage of waste carbon dioxide captured from industrial sources such as coal-fired power plants. North Dakota is the first state to be given
Tennessee Bill Passes to Take Coal Regulations Away from Federal Government
April 16, 2018
A bill that would take coal mining regulation away from the federal government and put it back in the hands of the state of Tennessee is now headed to the governor. The measure was sponsored by lawmakers who have coal
Department of Justice Investigating Prosecution of Coal Executive Don Blankenship
April 16, 2018
A Department of Justice investigation may prove to be vindication for an energy executive-turned-West Virginia politician who has always maintained his innocence regarding a mine disaster that landed him in federal prison. Don Blankenship, who for years served as Massey
Federal Report Released for Fatality at PacifiCorp’s Jim Bridger Underground Coal Mine, Wyoming
April 16, 2018
Miners at the Jim Bridger underground coal mine told federal regulators that large slabs of coal fell from the wall in the days before Jaime Olivas died from internal injuries sustained after being buried under a rolled slab of coal.
Wyoming Mining Association Director Responds to Editorial on Coal Decline
April 16, 2018
‘The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” So was the text of a cable sent by Mark Twain from London to the American press following the mistaken publication of his obituary. After reading a recent editorial in the Casper
Indian Tribes Challenge Approval of Hudbay’s Rosemont Copper Mine, Arizona
April 16, 2018
Several Indian tribes say they have filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Arizona, challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a proposal to develop an open pit copper mine on public land. The Tohono O’odham Nation, the Pascua
Blankenship Among Top Contenders for West Virginia Senate Race
April 10, 2018
A former coal tycoon who served a prison sentence for allegedly contributing to a mine disaster that killed several miners is slowly becoming the dark horse in West Virginia’s crowded Republican Senate primary. Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey
Fatality at Newmont’s Mills Expansion Project in Ghana, West Africa
April 10, 2018
Ghana has begun a probe into the deaths of six mine workers killed after a roof collapsed on them injuring two others at an American-run gold mine. “We will find out if it is the fault of the sub-contractor, workers
W. Va. Coal Severance Taxes on the Rise Amid Production Increases
April 10, 2018
With a reduction in regulations impacting the coal industry, revenues generated by West Virginia’s coal severance taxes have been going up; however, the amount of mining each county has within its borders determine how much money it generates. In Mercer
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