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Utility Workers Union of America:Administration’s Framework Offers Path Forward for Coal Communities
April 27, 2021
The White House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released initial plans regarding economic support for coal communities. Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO President James Slevin today released the following statement in
Interior’s Haaland Revokes Trump-era Directives that Boosted Oil and Gas Access on Federal Lands
April 27, 2021
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has revoked a series of Trump administration orders that promoted fossil fuel development on public lands and waters, and issued a separate directive that prioritizes climate change in agency decisions. The moves are part of a
W.Va. AG Morrisey Challenges Biden’s Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 27, 2021
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has come out strongly against President Joe Biden’s plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions at least 50 percent by 2030. The President’s proposal, announced Thursday at the Climate Leaders Summit, would cut emissions in
EPA Says Corps Failed to Adequately Consult on Rosemont Mine Permitting Decision, Arizona
April 26, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency says the Army Corps of Engineers violated a key federal policy and kept it in the dark in advance of a recent decision to remove Clean Water Act permitting authority over the proposed Rosemont Mine. The
Senator Murkowski Leads Effort to Ramp Up Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chain
April 26, 2021
The current federal permitting process has been an impediment to mineral production and the mineral security of the United States. Permitting times in the U.S. rank among some of the longest in the world and are a threat to national
West Virginia Dominates List of 25 Coal Communities that are Focus of Federal Economic Effort
April 26, 2021
West Virginia communities are at the top of the list for a federal interagency organization aiming to support struggling coalfields residents. The task force that reports to President Joe Biden has started identifying federal funding to try to help, named
Minnesota Rep. McCollum Reintroduces Bill to Ban Copper-Nickel Mining in Superior National Forest
April 26, 2021
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, D-St. Paul, reintroduced a bill Thursday that would permanently prevent copper-nickel mining within the same watershed as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The bill would ban sulfide-ore mining in the 220,000 acres of the Superior
Pa. Rep. Cartwright Seeks Continued Federal Funding for Abandoned Mine Cleanup
April 26, 2021
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Moosic, last week discussed the importance of the U.S. Interior Department’s work in Northeastern Pennsylvania with Secretary Deb Haaland during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. Cartwright highlighted the
EPA Review Faults Permitting for PolyMet’s Proposed Minnesota Mine
April 23, 2021
An internal investigation has found that the Environmental Protection Agency mishandled its oversight of permits for what would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, according to the federal agency’s inspector general. The findings describe a flawed review of two permits issued
Red Tape Prompts Layoffs at Taseko’s Gibraltar Mine, Canada
April 23, 2021
Taseko Mines Ltd. says it is being forced to lay off 34 workers at its Gibraltar mine due to bureaucratic inertia. A spokesman for the company says 11 months have gone by since the company first informed the government of
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