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U.S. Government Issues Final Utah Monument Plan for Mining, Oil and Gas
August 27, 2019
The U.S. government’s final management plan for lands in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn’t include many new protections for the cliffs, canyons, waterfalls and arches found there, but it does include a few
Contura Energy Signs Three-year Deal with LG&E and Kentucky Utilities
August 27, 2019
Contura Energy signed a three-year deal to supply 1.25 million st of Northern Appalachia barge coal to Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU), while the utilities also added an additional 300,000 st of barge coal for 2019
Assistant Secretary of Fossil Energy Winberg Tours Gillette Power Plant, Test Center
August 27, 2019
Compared to the large metropolitan areas found in and around Washington, D.C., Gillette is a pretty small fish. But there’s nothing small-time about carbon research happening here. That was one of the observations of a top U.S. Department of Energy
Judge Orders Hearing on Protest Involving Black Jewel Miners Blocking Trains
August 27, 2019
A judge has ordered an evidentiary hearing within two weeks on a protest involving coal miners who have blocked trains transporting coal. News outlets report lawyers for Blackjewel LLC and the U.S. Labor Department were in court Friday in Charleston.
Clean Power Plan Replacement Rule Faces Legal Challenge from 22 States
August 26, 2019
The legal battle over the Trump administration’s emissions rules for coal plants reveals the stark divide between states on climate change policy. Attorney General Letitia James of New York led a coalition of 22 mostly Democratic states and seven local
Paringa Resources’ Poplar Grove Coal Mine Approved for Extended Cut Plan, Kentucky
August 26, 2019
Paringa Resources recently released updates regarding the Poplar Grove mine in McLean County. Mine officials provided an overview of its extended cut plan for the first mining unit and recently approved extended haul weights from the processing plant to the
Twin Metals Agrees to Use Union Labor to Build Copper-Nickel Mine, Minnesota
August 26, 2019
If Twin Metals’ copper-nickel mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is approved, then it will be built with union labor. The company and the Iron Range Building and Construction Trades Council are set to formally sign a project
Kayenta Coal Mine Layoffs Hit, as Navajo Generating Station Closure Looms
August 26, 2019
The last 265 workers at Kayenta Coal Mine are being laid off this month, another step toward the looming closure of the Navajo Generating Station that will bring the loss of hundreds more jobs this winter. The mine was already
Superior Industries Names Belt Tech as New Distributor in Central Appalachia
August 26, 2019
Superior Industries, Inc., a U.S. based manufacturer and global supplier of bulk material processing and handling systems, has named Belt Tech, Inc. as its newest conveyor components distributor. The 40-year-old family business will stock, sell and service the manufacturer’s conveyor
Vistra Energy to Acquire Ambit Energy for $475 Million
August 23, 2019
Vistra Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire Ambit Energy for $475 million plus net working capital in an all-cash transaction. “Ambit is a very attractive standalone retail company and a great match for Vistra’s retail business, given its
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