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W. Va. Petitions EPA to Overturn Clean Air Act Provisions Against Steel and Coal Industries
April 19, 2018
West Virginia asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday to overturn the Obama administration’s application of a Clean Air Act provision against the steel industry. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wants the EPA to exempt steel mills from New Source
Mining Safety in Virginia Hits a Milestone
April 18, 2018
Virginia hit a milestone in mine safety. While there are no trophies for first place, this prize cannot be valued. March marked three years since the Commonwealth’s coal industry had a fatality. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s
Colorado Mine Bill Would Make Companies Responsible for Mine-cleanup Costs
April 18, 2018
Mining companies would have to ensure they will clean up after themselves once their mining operations are done under a bill that won final approval in the Colorado House on Monday. While Republicans said the measure, HB1301, was unfair to
Nevada’s Anaconda Mine Removed from EPA Superfund List
April 18, 2018
An agreement reached between Nevada and the Environmental Protection Agency has kept the Anaconda Copper Mine off a Superfund list, with cleanup now being directed by the state and funded by a private company, officials said Monday. Nevada Gov. Brian
EPA Fires Back at Critics Over Colorado Mine Wastewater
April 18, 2018
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fired back Thursday after a mining company accused the agency of failing to run a southwestern Colorado treatment plant at full capacity, letting untreated mine wastewater get into the Animas River. EPA officials said the
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Takes Clean Coal Agenda to India
April 16, 2018
Energy Secretary Rick Perry will make selling clean coal technology a key part of high-level talks with Indian officials when he travels to the subcontinent. “The technology we are seeing brought forward on clean coal, carbon capture, is starting to
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
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