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Kentucky Utilities Company to Retire Two Aging Coal-fired Power Plants
November 21, 2017
Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), a subsidiary of LG&E and KU Energy, plans to retire two aging coal-fired power plants with a combined capacity of around 272MW in the US state of Kentucky. Both the power plants which will be closed
Anti-Coal Pledge Falls Flat at United Nations Climate Summit
November 21, 2017
A group of 20 countries pledged to phase out coal-fired electricity in the next 13 years, but absent are the world’s major coal consumers, including China, India and the U.S. Germany is also absent from the group despite its efforts
New Gold Fined for Discharge at Its New Rainy River Gold Mine in Ontario, Canada
November 21, 2017
New Gold Inc. has been fined about $147,000 (U.S.) for pollution violations at its new Rainy River gold mine and processing center north of Emo, Ontario, about 40 miles north of the Minnesota border. Tests by the Ontario Ministry of
Smithsonian Institution Creating Exhibit Based on Pocahontas Exhibition Mine in W. Va.
November 20, 2017
A piece of local history will soon be on exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. David Woodard, tourism director for Tazewell County, said paleobotanists, exhibit developers, geologists, geochemists and others with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Dec. 6: Memorial Service to Honor Victims of 1962 Robena Mine Disaster, Pa.
November 20, 2017
United Mine Workers of America Local Union 1980 and UMWA District 2 will hold a memorial service on Dec. 6 to mark the 55th anniversary of the Robena 3 mine disaster. Two explosions killed 37 miners when a mixture of
Virginia DMME to Offer Coal Mining Certification Exams Electronically 2018
November 20, 2017
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) will only offer electronic coal mine certification exams beginning January 2018. The agency will no longer offer paper exams. Applications and payment for exams will also be taken online via the
Millennium Bulk Terminals Denied Shoreline Permits, Washington
November 20, 2017
A county hearing examiner has denied two shoreline permits Millennium Bulk Terminals needs for its $680 million coal-export terminal project on the Columbia River in Washington state. The Daily News in Longview reported that Hearing Examiner Mark Scheibmeir rejected the
Local Wisconsin Governments Consider Own Regulations as Gov. Prepares to Lift Mining Ban
November 20, 2017
Local governments are looking to enact their own mining regulations as Gov. Scott Walker prepares to lift Wisconsin’s nearly 20-year ban on gold and silver mining, saying they want to protect the environment and make sure taxpayers don’t have to
U.S. House Committee Passes Mooney Bill on Coal Regulations
November 20, 2017
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee passed a bill Wednesday that would repeal regulations requiring mining companies to report safety violations to one government agency. If House Resolution 4289 becomes law, mining companies would no longer be required
United Coal Opens Morgan Camp Coal Mine, W. Va.
November 20, 2017
United Coal has opened the Morgan Camp mine, a new production facility near the Upshur County and Randolph County border. The new facility is being operated by United Coal’s Carter Roag subsidiary and features 2 super-section mining units. According to
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