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JSW Steel Enters Agreement to Acquire Acero Junction Holdings for $81 Million
April 3, 2018
JSW Steel Limited has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 28, 2018 with JSM International Limited, Acero Junction Holdings Inc. and Acero Junction Inc for acquisition of 100 percent shares of Acero Junction Holdings Inc, a Delaware Corporation,
Barrasso and Pruitt Tour Wyoming Coal Mine as they Consider Repealing Clean Power Plan
April 2, 2018
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt toured the Black Thunder Coal Mine on Thursday in Campbell County. As part of a push to gauge public support
DOE Report: Coal Plants Facing Closure Prevented ‘Widespread Blackouts’ this Winter
April 2, 2018
Coal-fired power plants kept the lights on for millions of Americans during January’s bomb cyclone, according to an Energy Department report warning future plant retirements could imperil grid security. Energy analysts at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory found that coal
Nevada Supreme Court Orders Review of Comstock Mines Rezoning
April 2, 2018
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a Lyon County District Court to review how the county commission handled the rezoning that approved industrial development by Comstock Mining. The commission first rejected the rezoning application but, at a second meeting, approved
New Rules Restricting Self-bonding in Wyoming Fail to Clear Regulatory Board
April 2, 2018
Proposed rules to limit self-bonding for mining companies in Wyoming will be sent back to their writers, a citizen regulatory board decided Wednesday after hearing complaints from the coal industry. The Land Quality Advisory Board remanded the proposed rules back
First Energy Requests DOE Order to Rescue Its Power Plants
April 2, 2018
A struggling electric utility asked the Department of Energy today to offer an emergency lifeline for coal and nuclear power plants in the eastern United States. FirstEnergy Corp. requested that DOE use its authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal
Congress Boosts ‘Black Lung’ Treatment Funding By Millions
April 2, 2018
Rural medical clinics that are struggling to respond to an epidemic of a fatal lung disease plaguing coal miners received a 40 percent boost in federal funding with the passage of the omnibus spending bill last week. As NPR first
Energy Department Touts New Study as Reason to Continue Using Coal
April 2, 2018
The Department of Energy (DOE) is touting a new study as proof that coal use is key in order to keep houses lit and offices warm during major storm events. An analysis from DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory found that
Miners Hall Museum Kicks Off Three-month Celebration of Mining History, Kansas
April 2, 2018
Miners Hall Museum will kick off its three-month celebration of mining history in southeast Kansas next week. The exhibit opens at 10 a.m. Monday at Miners Hall Museum at 701 South Broadway Street in Franklin. Second quarter exhibits traditionally recognize
Fatality at Revelation Energy’s Panther Coal Mine, Kentucky
March 29, 2018
A coal miner was killed Tuesday evening as he prepared to begin his shift in what officials say was a conveyor belt accident. Officials said 29-year-old Hubert Grubbs Jr. of Harlan was fatally injured at Revelation Energy’s Panther Mine in
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