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Steelworkers Ratify New Contract at Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Operations, Canada
January 25, 2022
Members of the United Steelworkers union (USW) Local 7619 at Teck’s Highland Valley Copper (HVC) Operations ratified a five-year collective agreement late Friday night after an 81.2 percent vote in favor of the new contract. The union had filed strike
EIA Expects U.S. Fossil Fuel Production to Reach New Highs in 2023
January 24, 2022
After declining in 2020, the combined production of U.S. fossil fuels (including natural gas, crude oil, and coal) increased by 2 percent in 2021 to 77.14 quadrillion British thermal units. Based on forecasts in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO),
Teck and DLT Labs Partner to Pilot Traceability for Critical Minerals with Blockchain
January 24, 2022
Teck Resources Limited initiated a pilot to use blockchain technology to trace responsibly-produced germanium from the mine to the customer, the first such use of blockchain to trace this critical mineral. Teck is North America’s largest producer of germanium, a
U.S., Colorado Reach Proposed $90 Million Settlement in 2015 Gold King Mine Spill
January 24, 2022
Colorado, the U.S. government, and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for continuing cleanup at a Superfund site that was established after a massive 2015 spill of hazardous mine waste that fouled
EPA Preps Full-court Press to Curb Coal at Supreme Court Case
January 24, 2022
EPA is preparing to Supreme Court-proof President Biden’s ambitions for a carbon-free power grid by looking beyond direct greenhouse gas regulation and relying on the knock-on effect of stricter air, waste and water rules. It’s a “comprehensive approach” to decarbonize
IAMGOLD Appoints Jerzy Orzechowski as Executive Project Director for Côté Gold Project
January 24, 2022
IAMGOLD Corporation has appointed Jerzy Orzechowski as executive project director for the Côté Gold construction project in Northeastern Ontario. The company also said Daniella Dimitrov has taken on an expanded role on the senior management team, assuming responsibility for strategy
Alabama Power to Pay State Fine, Stop Burning Coal by 2028 at Barry Steam Electric Generating Plant
January 24, 2022
Alabama Power Co. will pay $75,000 in fines and stop burning coal in a unit that released too much hydrochloric acid at a generating plant north of Mobile under an agreement with state environmental regulators. A local news outlet reports
Capstone Enters Exploration Access Agreement with BHP Copper for Copper Cities Project, Arizona
January 21, 2022
Capstone Mining has entered into an 18-month access agreement to conduct drill and metallurgical test work at BHP Copper’s Copper Cities project located 10 km east of the Pinto Valley Mine. “I am excited that we have started test work
West Virginia Lawmakers Target Banks that Boycott Fossil Fuels with New Senate Bill
January 21, 2022
The West Virginia Senate’s Energy, Industry and Mining Committee recommended Senate Bill 262 in a voice vote Tuesday afternoon, sending the bill to the Senate Finance Committee next. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Rupie Phillips, R-Logan, and supported by State
Charah Solutions to Acquire Pa.‘s Last Remaining Coal Plant, Plans for Sustainable Redevelopment
January 21, 2022
There’s a new owner and a remediation plan for the last remaining coal-fired power plant in Allegheny County. Kentucky-based Charah Solutions is buying the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale. The new owner says it will knock down the plant and
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