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Trump Plans to Cut EPA Staff in Half
February 7, 2017
President Trump is seeking to slash the number of workers at the Environmental Protection Agency by at least half, leaving it significantly gutted as the administration mulls further cuts, the former head of Trump’s EPA transition team said Friday. “Let’s
NOAA Scientists Manipulated Temperature Data to Make Global Warming Seem Worse
February 7, 2017
A whistleblower says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) rushed a landmark study claiming the planet was warming much faster than expected in order to influence international climate negotiations. Dr. John Bates, the former principal scientist at the National
Senate Joins House in Repealing Obama-era Coal Mining Rule
February 7, 2017
The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a measure scrapping an Obama-era regulation that Republicans warned would eliminate thousands of coal mining jobs if allowed to be implemented. The Senate’s 54-45 vote sends the measure to President Donald
Minnesota DNR Readies for Another Mining Lease Sale
February 6, 2017
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Monday said it’s planning an auction sale of state-owned metallic mineral leases for sites under 195,324 acres across northern Minnesota. The DNR, based on company inquiries and geologic hunches on where valuable metals
CONSOL Energy Plans to Sell or Spin Out Coal Business
February 6, 2017
Optimistic about the future of natural gas, CONSOL Energy is moving to further shed its 150-year-old coal mining business and become a full-fledged oil and gas company. The Cecil-based energy company said on Tuesday it could sell or spin off
Ramaco’s Brook Coal Mine Faces New Hurdle, Wyoming
February 6, 2017
Wyoming’s first proposed coal mine in decades is facing a new hurdle this week: Local landowners. The Sheridan County mine has had a rocky start in Wyoming. And despite winning legal battles to move the mine forward, the company’s plan
Under Anchorage Lawmaker’s Proposal, the Alaska Legislature Would Become Pebble Mine Watchdog
February 6, 2017
A measure intended to add roadblocks in front of Pebble Mine got its first hearing Tuesday in the Alaska Legislature. House Bill 14, proposed by Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, would require the Legislature to approve any permitting documents or authorizations
FBI Releases Details on $14 Million Tennessee Coal Scam
February 3, 2017
The man behind a fraudulent Tennessee company that bilked investors out of $14 million is behind bars according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report. The FBI report states Brian C. Rose and 9 co-conspirators ran a company called New
SMR Aggregates to Cease Mining Operation this Year, Florida
February 3, 2017
Tens of millions of tons of shell, sand and road base have been mined over the years at Schroder-Manatee Ranch’s Aggregates operation. SMR Aggregates sent 800,000 yards of fill dirt to build University Town Center mall. When Tropicana had a
Lawsuit Seeks to Block Land Swap for PolyMet Copper Mine, Minnesota
February 3, 2017
An environmental group has sued the U.S. Forest Service to block it from swapping land for the planned PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. PolyMet needs the land for its mine near Babbitt and Hoyt Lakes. The deal calls for
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