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Energy Regulators Say the West’s Power Grid Isn’t Ready for State to Shut Down Coal Plants
June 23, 2021
Political, environmental and market forces are steering many Western states towards adopting more renewable energy — like wind and solar — while phasing out traditional sources like coal. At a Public Utility Commission hearing last week, utility operators and regulators
Striking Alabama Coal Miners Take Protest to Wall Street
June 23, 2021
About 14 striking Alabama mine workers have taken their case to Wall Street this morning. Chanting “no contract, no coal,” the miners today launched the latest step in a strike that began April 1 for a new contract with Warrior
Riversdale Resources Denied Permit to Build Grassy Mountain Mine in Alberta, Canada
June 22, 2021
Benga Mining Ltd., operating as Riversdale Resources, said it is reviewing the report issued by the Grassy Mountain Joint Review Panel (JRP) established by the Federal Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and the Alberta Energy Regulator. The JRP
University of Wyoming, University of Texas-Austin Study Barriers to Carbon Capture, Use, Storage
June 22, 2021
A University of Wyoming economist has joined colleagues from the University of Texas-Austin (UT) for a major study of economic and political barriers related to carbon capture, use and storage. Chuck Mason, UW’s H.A. “Dave” True Jr. Chair in Petroleum
DOE National Laboratories Investigate Subsurface Hydrogen Storage
June 22, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) will leverage the unique capabilities and demonstrated expertise of three National laboratories — National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), and Lawrence Livermore
NETL’s Anderson Talks Next Steps for Interagency Working Group, West Virginia Coal Communities
June 22, 2021
Brian Anderson, director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory, believes he knows how to help communities in Appalachia prepare for a greener, more sustainable future. Anderson, who was tapped to lead the Biden administration’s Interagency Working Group on Coal and
UNR and Nevada Gold Mines Team Up for Development of Next Generation Workforce
June 22, 2021
This summer, the NevadaTeach program at the University of Nevada, Reno has partnered with Nevada Gold Mines to implement the second stage of their effort to contribute to the development of the next generation of the mining workforce. Master Teachers
Northern Dynasty: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Orders Pebble Case to Be Judged on Its Merits
June 21, 2021
Northern Dynasty Minerals said a majority decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released in relation to a lawsuit brought by Trout Unlimited and other environmental groups against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, challenging the federal
Cheswick Plant, Mine Closings in Pennsylvania Become Latest RGGI Battlefronts
June 21, 2021
When Gov. Tom Wolf and Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a bill that would allot the proceeds of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative if Pennsylvania joins the regional carbon-trading program in 2022, the names of two recent coal casualties were
Audit of New B.C. Regulations for Mine Waste Storage Facilities and Dams Calls for Improvements
June 21, 2021
A B.C. government audit of regulatory changes introduced in 2016 to improve the safety of mine waste-storage facilities and their earth and rock dams concludes the new rules have “generally” met their objectives but improvements are needed. The changes were
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