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Sen. Joe Manchin: We Need to Educate Gary Cohn on Crucial Role of Coal
May 31, 2017
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a Democratic U.S. Senator from the heart of coal country in West Virginia, told Breitbart News exclusively that he was shocked and disappointed in White House National Economic Council director Gary Cohn’s anti-coal comments in Europe
Wyoming Representatives Split Over Financing of Carbon Materials from Coal at Dry Fork Plan
May 31, 2017
In 2014, the Wyoming Legislature adopted a measure providing $15 million in state money to help pay for a test center that will capture carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant and find new ways to use it. Research teams
Trump’s BLM Budget Proposal Signals an American Energy Renaissance
May 31, 2017
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) aims to reign in the agency while refocusing its priorities on energy production. Trump’s budget, released Tuesday, allocates $1.1 billion total in federal funds to BLM, a cut
Fines Appeal Filed for Fatality at Justice II Prep Plant, W, Va.
May 31, 2017
One of Gov. Jim Justice’s family coal operations is appealing a $10,000 fine issued by state inspectors after the death of a worker at a McDowell County coal preparation plant, records show. Justice Low Seam Mining filed a notice that
Exhibitors to Showcase Latest in Coal Industry at Bluefield Coal Show, W. Va.
May 31, 2017
An annual tradition is returning to the area in September, and it’s one that has an extra air of excitement about it. The Bluefield Coal Show will once again bring coal industry exhibitors to the Brushfork Armory. “Based on reservations
Va. Coal and Energy Alliance Conference: Industry Leaders Optimistic About Coal Rebound
May 30, 2017
The coal industry decline has cost thousands their jobs in our region. Now recent deregulation and technology advances could mean a turn-around for coal. Coal industry leaders met in Kingsport on Monday for the annual ‘Virginia Coal and Energy Alliance
Old Coal Mines Have a Place in the Future of Clean Energy
May 30, 2017
Ben Chafin sees the future of clean energy in abandoned coal shafts. The Virginia state senator, whose Appalachian district is pockmarked with empty mines, pushed through legislation in April that encourages companies to transform those tunnels into giant storage devices
Surface Mining Study Focuses on Health Impacts on West Virginians
May 30, 2017
The National Academies of Sciences, Medicine and Engineering sent a committee to Logan County on Tuesday to begin a study on the possible effects coal mining may have on residents living in central Appalachia. The national scientific review follows a
Trump Administration Moves to Settle Mine Safety Rule Challenge
May 30, 2017
The Trump administration is negotiating to settle legal challenges brought by Murray Energy and a collection of industry trade associations over a rule change meant to toughen federal coal mine safety enforcement following the deaths of 29 miners in the
Goldcorp Moving Forward with Coffee Gold Mine Project Near Dawson City, Canada
May 30, 2017
A Yukon gold mine project that’s attracted national attention is gearing up now that thousands of planning documents have been submitted to Yukon’s environmental assessment board for public scrutiny. Goldcorp Inc., one of the world’s largest gold producers, has filed
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