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United Coal’s New Non-profit Directly Aiding Ukraine
August 22, 2022
The distance between Buchanan County, Va. and central Ukraine is smaller than one might think — and it’s being bridged to Ukrainians’ benefit by a new non-profit centered in local coal country. United Coal Co., headquartered in Johnson City and
Glencore to Invest $403 Million in Quebec Copper Smelter Overhaul
August 22, 2022
Glencore is set to invest C$520 million ($403 million) over a period of five years to modernize a copper smelter in northern Quebec, Canada. According to a Bloomberg report, the planned revamp of the Horne Smelter is expected to reduce
Nebraska Coal-fired Power Plant Latest to Delay Closure
August 22, 2022
A coal-fired power plant in Nebraska late on Thursday delayed its closure by three years, becoming the latest plant in recent months to postpone shutting despite concerns about pollutants including the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. The board of directors
West Virginia Coal Industry Worried About Inflation Reduction Act
August 22, 2022
West Virginia’s coal industry is worried it could face problems with the federal Inflation Reduction Act, which was just signed into law. The Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed by President Joe Biden after narrowly making it through the House
CenterPoint Energy Delays Retirement of Its Coal-fired Power Plant in Indiana
August 22, 2022
CenterPoint Energy Inc. is delaying retirement of a coal-fired power plant in Indiana as a surge in wholesale electricity prices and uncertainty about some renewable projects undermines President Joe Biden’s push to decarbonize the grid. CenterPoint plans to keep operating
Fatality at Alliance Resource Partners’ Tunnel Ridge Mine, W.Va.
August 19, 2022
A coal miner died in an accident at a northern West Virginia underground mine, officials said. William A. Richards, 38, of Cadiz, Ohio, was killed in the accident Wednesday at the Tunnel Ridge Mine in Triadelphia, the West Virginia Office
Coal Industry Rattled By Two Consecutive Legal Losses
August 19, 2022
Back-to-back court rulings restricting new federal coal leasing this month have prompted anxiety among mining companies and hope from climate advocate. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Montana on Aug. 4 ordered two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices to
Bens Creek Raises $6.39 Million to Acquire Heavy Mining Equipment
August 19, 2022
Bens Creek Group raised $6,039,206.00, before expenses, to help fund its transition to an equipment owner and operator and move away from using contractors. Bens Creek, which owns a metallurgical coal mine in North America, expects its transition to an
Mistango River Resources to Acquire Ledden Copper-Gold Project in Chibougamau Quebec, Canada
August 19, 2022
Mistango River Resources Inc. has entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in the Ledden Copper-Gold Project in the Chibougamau District of Quebec. The Ledden property is comprised of 26 contiguous cell claims and is located
DOE Allocates $8 Million for Research on Climate and Earth System Model Development and Analysis
August 19, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has allocated $8 million in funding for ten projects in earth and environmental system modeling research. Awards will focus on further development of DOE’s flagship Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM) and studies that
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