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Senators Republicans Fight Biden Administration Over Rule Changes to Mining Under Title 41 FAST Act

November 8, 2023

U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) along with several of their Senate colleagues sent a letter to the executive director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) about proposed changes to its regulations that classify mining

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USDA Forest Service Proposes Rule to Facilitate Carbon Capture and Sequestration Permitting

November 8, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would allow the agency to consider proposals for potential carbon capture and sequestration projects on national forests and grasslands. This proposal would harmonize the

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Ramaco Resources Receives National, State Awards for Operational Safety & Environmental Stewardship

November 8, 2023

For the second consecutive year, Ramaco Resources is a recipient of a Sentinels of Safety Award, the United States’ most prestigious recognition for mine safety. This national award joins several additional awards Ramaco received this month from the Virginia Department

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Canadian Solar to Build $800 Million 5 GW Solar PV Cell Production Facility, Indiana

November 8, 2023

Canadian Solar, headquartered in Guelph, Ontario, said it is establishing a 5 GW Solar PV cell production facility at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Canadian Solar is building a state-of-the-art solar photovoltaic cell manufacturing plant with an

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Newmont Completes Acquisition of Newcrest Mining, Creates World’s Leading Gold Mining Business

November 7, 2023

Newmont Corporation has completed the acquisition of Newcrest Mining Limited to create the world’s leading gold company with robust copper production. “Today marks a historic milestone in our company and the industry with the successful completion of this transformational acquisition

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Critics Warn that Biden’s Hydrogen Initiative Could Become Next Green Energy Boondoggle

November 7, 2023

Another spoke in President Joe Biden’s climate policy wheel is the production of hydrogen, which was referred to as a “key pillar of Bidenomics” in an announcement $7 billion in funding for hydrogen hubs across the country. Other troubled green

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Offshore Wind Projects Face Economic Storm. Cancellations Jeopardize Biden Clean Energy Goals

November 7, 2023

The cancellation of two large offshore wind projects in New Jersey is the latest in a series of setbacks for the nascent U.S. offshore wind industry, jeopardizing the Biden administration’s goals of powering 10 million homes from towering ocean-based turbines

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Senator Barrasso: We Need Carbon Capture Innovation, Not Coal Elimination

November 7, 2023

U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered remarks at a full committee hearing to examine the opportunities and challenges in deploying carbon capture utilization and sequestration and direct air

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Two Men Injured in Electric Shock Accident at Kennecott Copper Mine, Utah

November 6, 2023

Two men were injured in an electric shock accident at the Kennecott Copper Mine Wednesday, November 1. Two employees were performing electrical work at the mine Wednesday when they made contact with electricity while working on an electric shovel, a

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Body of Second Worker Located After Being Trapped During Martin Mine Prep Plant Demolition

November 6, 2023

Alvin Nees, the second worker trapped inside the collapsed coal preparation plant in Martin County, has died, according to Martin County Judge Executive Dr. Lon Lafferty. “This is not the outcome that we had hoped for, that we had prayed

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