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White House Weighs Alternative Uses for Coal Beyond Utilities
February 11, 2020
The Trump administration is seeking alternative uses for coal as it acknowledges its use in generating electricity is declining. The Energy Department is exploring if critical minerals or rare earth elements — used in such technology as battery storage —
Scientists and Mine Safety Officials Discuss Black Lung Protections in New Partnership
February 11, 2020
Officials with the Mine Safety and Health Administration met for the first time with miners’ health researchers Wednesday in a new partnership designed to discuss ways to better protect coal miners from the dust that causes black lung disease. In
Kentucky Awarded $11.3 Million from Abandoned Mine Land Fund
February 11, 2020
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) will provide $11,314,447 to Kentucky in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants, to clean up and re-purpose
Feb. 12: Filmmakers to Screen ‘Knox Mine Disaster’ at Pocono Cinema, Pa.
February 11, 2020
A pair of filmmakers will return to their hometown region to present a fresh take on their distinctive documentary that tells the tragic tell of the Knox Mine disaster this Wednesday. Cousins Albert and David Brocca will present their re-cut
Hecla Optimistic About Opening Two Mines in Montana Amid Legal Battles
February 10, 2020
Despite several lingering legal challenges, officials with an Idaho mining company remain confident they will be able to open two mines in Northwest Montana at some point in the future. Hecla Mining Co.’s subsidiary, RC Resources, wants to open the
Komatsu Opens $47 Million New Service Center Facility in Elko, Nevada
February 10, 2020
Sixteen months after people lined up with shovels for a groundbreaking, Komatsu Equipment Co. celebrated the completion of its giant new service center in west Elko with a grand opening on Friday. Lots of people from the City of Elko,
Federal Data Shows PRB Coal Industry Takes Hit with Steep Drops in Production
February 10, 2020
Powder River Basin coal production fell nearly 14 percent last quarter compared to the same period the year before — the lowest production totals for the region in over two decades, new data Monday from U.S. Mine Safety and Health
DOE Releases $64 Million for R&D Projects for Components of Coal FIRST Power Plants
February 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $64 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) projects under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), Critical Components for Coal FIRST Power Plants of the Future. “Coal is a
Teck’s Frontier Oilsands Mine Taken Political Hostage Over Alberta’s Challenge of Carbon Tax
February 10, 2020
Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson recently linked the approval of Teck Resources’ Frontier oilsands mine to Alberta’s withdrawal of its court challenge of the federal carbon tax — essentially holding the project hostage to political negotiation. The federal cabinet probably
Warrior Met Coal Releases Inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report
February 7, 2020
Warrior Met Coal has published its inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report, which was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards—Core option and highlights the company’s strong environmental compliance record. The report is part of the company’s focus on
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