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EPA Set to Withdrawel “Once-in Always-in” Policy Under Clean Air Act

March 19, 2018

The Trump administration announced Thursday it is doing away with a decades-old air emissions policy opposed by fossil fuel companies, a move that environmental groups say will result in more pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency said it was withdrawing the

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Billion Dollar Coal Mine Cleanup Could Be Part of Congress’ Last Pre-election Budget, Kentucky

March 19, 2018

Big money to help areas in Kentucky and other states ravaged by the coal industry’s slump could be part of the last big budget bill Congress considers before the November election — but the funding faces a lot of stiff

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Valentine Mining Fined for Drilling Exploration Holes Depth at Deadwood Project, South Dakota

March 19, 2018

The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) announced Thursday that it reached an agreement with a mining company drilling exploration holes near the rim of Spearfish Canyon. The settlement was made with VMC, LLC and Don Valentine,

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DOE Selects Research Projects to Receive $2.8M for Advancement of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology

March 16, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected two projects to receive approximately $2.8 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development projects. The projects will advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology and

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DOE Launches $32.5 Million Funding Opportunity to Advance Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technologies

March 16, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $32.5 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development (R&D) to advance solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technologies. The selected projects will fall under the Office of Fossil Energy’s

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Department of Energy to Invest $6.5 Million for Large-Scale Pilot Fossil Fuel Projects

March 16, 2018

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have selected nine projects to receive approximately $6.5 million in federal funding for Phase I of the Fossil Fuel Large-Scale Pilots funding

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Mining and Steel Company ArcelorMittal Opens Facility in Detroit

March 16, 2018

A mining and steel company opened Monday in the city’s I-94 Industrial Park, bringing 80 new jobs to an area that is being revived by major manufacturing companies. The $83 million facility for ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks on Mount Elliott will

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Committee Changes in Mining Ordinance Could Impact Pebble Mine Project, Alaska

March 15, 2018

The City and Borough Mining Subcommittee will push the city’s mining ordinance — with some minor revisions — through to the CBJ Committee on the Whole, after listening and discussing expert comments. The committee took advice from Bob Loeffler, author

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Placer Mining Set to Reopen Bunker Hill Mine Following Settlement, Idaho

March 15, 2018

A northern Idaho mine could be put back into operation following the settlement of a federal lawsuit against the mine’s owner. A settlement agreement was filed Monday in federal court in Boise to resolve environmental liabilities against the owner of

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Arch Coal Expects Hard Coking Coal Demand to Increase Amid Higher Steel Output

March 15, 2018

Platts reported that US miner Arch Coal expects additional domestic coking coal demand of 2 million to 3 million st as a result of Section 232 import tariffs on steel spurring higher steel output. Seaport Global analysts led by Mark

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