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U.S. District Judge: EPA Must Identify Coal Job Losses in Murray Energy Suit by July
January 18, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency has until July 1 to determine whether actions taken since President Barack Obama took office directly resulted in coal industry job losses, according to an order U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey issued Wednesday. With mere
Federal Agencies Ban Mining on 100,000 Acres for Mineral Development for 20 Years, Illinois
January 18, 2017
The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management have followed through on a threat to withdraw more than 100,000 acres of federal land from mineral development for 20 years to protect it against strip mining. The withdrawal, initially
Eastern Kentucky Job Program Receives $11 Million Grant to Help Laid-off Coal Miners
January 18, 2017
The federal government has awarded an additional $11 million to an Eastern Kentucky job program to help laid-off coal miners, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers announced Friday. The grant is from the Department of Labor to the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment
EPA Says It Can’t Pay Economic Damages from Colorado Mine Spill
January 18, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday it will not repay claims totaling more than $1.2 billion for economic damages from a mine waste spill the agency accidentally triggered in Colorado, saying the law prohibits it. The EPA said the claims
HUESKER Officially Opens New Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina
January 18, 2017
n mid-December, HUESKER Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open its state-of-the-art, new manufacturing facility in Shelby, North Carolina. The 150,000 sq. ft. facility was built on the site of the previous plant and represents a tripling of the
NMA Condemns Administration’s Coal Lease Policies as Damaging to Jobs, Communities and Taxpayers
January 17, 2017
The National Mining Association has condemned the Obama administration’s politically contrived coal lease policies as damaging to jobs, communities, and taxpayers. Days before leaving office, the Obama administration has once again advocated policies designed solely to destroy America’s coal industry
Camrova Resources Release 2017 MMB Business Plan and Budget for Boleo Project, Mexico
January 17, 2017
Camrova Resources Inc. (formerly Baja Mining Corp.), has released an update on operations for 2016, the MMB business plan and budget for 2017 and an updated LOM plan for the Boleo Project containing projections through to 2031, when mining operations
Coal Industry Protests Environmental Groups’ Permit Petition for CONSOL’s Bailey Mine in Pa.
January 13, 2017
About 200 coal industry employees and their supporters, including a number of miners from CONSOL Energy’s Bailey Mine, staged a peaceful protest Monday in front of the offices of Center for Coalfield Justice in Washington. The rally, staged by the
Bowie Resource Partners Pulls Coal Gasification Plant Application Near Paonia, Colorada
January 13, 2017
Bowie Resource Partners has withdrawn an application with a state agency for approval to build a coal gasification plant at its Bowie #2 coal mine near Paonia. The action comes just two months after it submitted the application with the
EIA Report: PRB Coal Production Could Reach Highs Again by 2030
January 13, 2017
Much of coal’s future, unsurprisingly, hinges on natural gas prices. Annual coal production in the Powder River Basin could return to a high of 400 million tons by 2030 if natural gas prices remain high and the Clean Power Plan
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