Feature Stories
Amerikohl Mining President John Stilley: Let States Opt-out of EPA’s Clean Air Rule
June 5, 2015
Pennsylvania’s utilities, coal companies, employees and ratepayers are bracing for the publication of EPA’s final rule on greenhouse gas emissions set for this summer. On behalf of my 120 employees and their families, I am hopeful that the EPA will
Attempting to Rein in the EPA
May 22, 2015
Dare to reform the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and you are sure to be attacked. It’s as certain as death, taxes or EPA regulatory overreach. Case in point: Rep. Sam Johnson (R-Texas) recently introduced a bill to address egregious EPA
Economist Robert Pindyck: Climate Policy Models Are ‘Useless’
May 19, 2015
Models used to craft climate models are “close to useless” when it comes to crafting policies to combat global warming, according to a recent paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Economist Robert Pindyck writes that integrated assessment
Obama Administration Offers $35 Million in Grants to Coal Miners Out of Work from EPA Regulations
May 19, 2015
Thousands of coal miners and coal-fired power plant workers have been laid off since President Obama took office, in part due to federal regulations. Now Obama is atoning for putting these Americans out of work by them $35 million in
Rep. Tim Couch: Obama Administration, Not Surface Mining, is Real Threat to Kentucky
May 12, 2015
I recently saw the story about an anti-coal group releasing information about how surface mining is allegedly putting some communities at risk. As someone who has called the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky home my entire life, a coal miner for
Global Warming Skepticism on the Rise in Europe
May 6, 2015
Siv Jensen is seen as an anomaly in Norway. She’s the conservative finance minister of a country committed to fighting global warming, but she does not believe mankind is causing global temperatures to rise. In a recent interview, Jensen said
Pebble Partnership in Alaska Prepares to Test Its Arguments Against the EPA
May 5, 2015
Purveyors of the proposed Pebble mine aren’t done fighting federal, activist and state efforts to stop the massive gold and copper mine in its tracks. This month, the Pebble Partnership will test its arguments that the Environmental Protection Agency jumped
West Virginia Mine Wars Museum to Tell Overlooked Coalfields History
May 1, 2015
Local volunteers and historians are opening a museum in Matewan dedicated to telling the untold and often-overlooked stories of coal miners’ long and bloody fight for labor rights. The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is to open Saturday, May 16,
GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance Sees Growth in a Challenged Coal Market
April 28, 2015
One by one, Susan Bealko announced the winners. And, one by one, the coal mine workers sauntered to the front of the room to stand by their prizes. Thirteen gleaming Weber stainless steel grills. Ten 60-inch Panasonic flat-screen televisions with
Research Team at West Virginia University Work to Make Mines Safer
April 24, 2015
The number and severity of injuries associated with the use of ultra-heavy equipment in surface mines is a persistent safety concern. A cross-disciplinary team of faculty and students at West Virginia University are working to ease those concerns. Vinod Kulathumani,
