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Canada-based Stantec to Acquire Norwest
March 20, 2018
Canada-based global engineering and design firm Stantec has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase Norwest, a company engaged in western Canadian energy and mining projects. With the addition of Norwest, Stantec’s Energy & Resources business operating unit will
Longview Power to Explore Strategic Alternatives for Its Coal-fired Plant, W. Va.
March 20, 2018
Longview Power, the owner and operator of a 700MW coal-fired power plant in West Virginia said that it is exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible refinancing of its existing senior secured debt. Longview Power has engaged Houlihan Lokey, Inc. as
Coal Silo Catches Fire at Murray Energy’s Robinson Run Mine, W. Va.
March 20, 2018
A fire was reported at the Harrison County Mine, locally known as the Robinson Run Mine, on Saturday morning. According to the Lumberport Volunteer Fire Department, the fire began in a silo at approximately 11:15 a.m. Crews were still on
Senator Manchin: Miners’ Families Will Be First Affected if Pensions Aren’t Funded
March 20, 2018
U.S. Sen Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told members of a bicameral pension committee that lawmakers must take appropriate actions to ensure the pensions of 1.5 million Americans are funded. Manchin is one of 16 lawmakers who make up the bipartisan Joint
State Agencies Approve Paramount Gold Nevada’s Grassy Mountain Gold Mine, Oregon
March 19, 2018
The first two baseline environmental reports on Paramount Gold Nevada’s proposed gold mine in Malheur County has been approved and accepted by state agencies, and 11 more baseline reports are being reviewed. According to a release from Paramount Gold, the
Agnico Eagle Mines to Study Potential to Reopen Gilt Edge Mine, South Dakota
March 19, 2018
At the site of an ongoing $200 million cleanup of an abandoned gold mine near Lead, national and state regulators are entrusting a water-pollution study to a company that is potentially interested in reopening the mine. The U.S. Environmental Protection
EPA Withdrawals Wetlands Permit for Aquila Resources’ Back Forty Mine, Michigan
March 19, 2018
Federal regulators are saying not so fast to a proposed open-pit mine in the southern part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Environmental Protection Agency, in a recent letter to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, said it was objecting to
EPA Set to Withdrawel “Once-in Always-in” Policy Under Clean Air Act
March 19, 2018
The Trump administration announced Thursday it is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was withdrawing the
Billion Dollar Coal Mine Cleanup Could Be Part of Congress’ Last Pre-election Budget, Kentucky
March 19, 2018
Big money to help areas in Kentucky and other states ravaged by the coal industry’s slump could be part of the last big budget bill Congress considers before the November election — but the funding faces a lot of stiff
Valentine Mining Fined for Drilling Exploration Holes Depth at Deadwood Project, South Dakota
March 19, 2018
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Thursday that it reached an agreement with a mining company drilling exploration holes near the rim of Spearfish Canyon. The settlement was made with VMC, LLC and Don Valentine,
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