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Wyoming Governor Gordon Touts Coal Industry Resilience in State of the State Address

February 18, 2020

Gov. Mark Gordon delivered his State of the State address at the Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne to signify the start of the 2020 legislative budget session Monday. “Today, I am proud to report that the state of Wyoming is strong,”

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EIA Forecasts Relatively Flat Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Through 2050

February 18, 2020

The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects in its Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) Reference case that U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will decrease through the early 2030s, then increase to 4.9 billion metric tons by 2050. This would result

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North Dakota’s Coal Industry Facing Pressure of Increasing Costs, Decreasing Demand, Regulations

February 18, 2020

North Dakota’s coal industry is facing the pressure of increasing costs, decreasing demand and growing regulations. While many are looking for ways to improve the situation, some at the state Capitol are looking for alternatives. The transition from coal and

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Virginia Assembly Advances Legislation to Require 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050

February 18, 2020

The Virginia House and Senate advanced on Feb. 11 versions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA), which would create a clean energy standard in Virginia and require 100 percent clean energy by 2050. The bill would require that 30

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Navajo Transitional Energy Reaches Agreement With Wyoming Over Coal Mines

February 17, 2020

One of the newest coal companies to operate in Wyoming reached an agreement with the state Thursday to waive its sovereign immunity. The waiver allows state regulators to enforce environmental and mining laws at Navajo Transitional Energy Company’s two coal

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Trump’s $1.5 Billion Proposal to Prop Up Nuclear Fuel Industry

February 17, 2020

President Donald Trump’s $1.5 billion proposal to prop up the country’s nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mines around the West, including outside Grand Canyon National Park. The

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Fatality at Newmont’s Carlin Mine Due to Medical Cause, Nevada

February 17, 2020

The death of an employee at a Northern Nevada gold mine site was from apparent medical causes and wasn’t directly work-related, a sheriff said Friday. Thomas Avery, 60, of Spring Creek, died Thursday at the Carlin Operation, North Area mine

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Trilogy Metals Completes JV Formation with South32, Company to Be Named Ambler Metals

February 17, 2020

Trilogy Metals announced the completion of the formation of a 50/50 joint venture with South32 . The joint venture company is named Ambler Metals. As part of the formation of the joint venture, Trilogy contributed all of its assets associated

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Oklahoma Conservation Commission Works to Reclaim Abandoned Coal Mines

February 17, 2020

The Federal Government is helping Oklahoma clean up abandoned coal mines to make them safe. There are more than 32,000 acres of abandoned surface coal mines in Oklahoma and about 40,000 acres of abandoned underground coal mines in 16 counties.

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Feb. 27-29: Tickets Available for ‘Hearts of Coal’ Dinner Show, Bluefield, W. Va.

February 17, 2020

Hearts of Coal dinner play, a work written by local playwright Vain Colby, is coming to the Bluefield Arts Center later this month. The Facebook page for the play says: ” Hearts of Coal is a story of the joys,

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