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Utility Shareholders Fight to Keep U.S. Coal Fleet from Disappearing
November 15, 2018
Activist shareholders put forward a proposal that asks Duke Energy to actually lay out the costs and benefits, if any, to shareholders from global warming pledges that involve closing coal-fired power plants. Burn More Coal is asking Duke to report
Regulators OK Westmoreland Coal’s Rosebud Mine Expansion Bond, Montana
November 15, 2018
State environmental regulators have given the OK to expanding a coal mine in southeastern Montana and set a $13.7 million cleanup bond. The Department of Environmental Quality is taking public comment through Tuesday on Westmoreland Coal Co.‘s proposed 10-square mile
Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition Offers Ideas for Cleaning Up, Repurposing Old Mines
November 15, 2018
A coalition of groups in Central Appalachia today issued a report highlighting 20 innovate projects that would clean up abandoned coal mine lands and give them new life as sustainable agriculture businesses, solar farms or other economic ventures. The report,
Contura Energy Completes Business Combination With Alpha Natural Resources
November 14, 2018
Contura Energy, Inc., a leading U.S. coal supplier, has closed on the business combination with Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc. (ANR). “The successful combination of these two sets of highly productive assets, operated by an expanded employee base of nearly
Charah Partners with Oklahoma Construction Materials to Install New Fly Ash Storage Silos
November 14, 2018
Charah® Solutions, Inc. has partnered with Oklahoma Construction Materials (OCM) and completed installation of new fly ash storage silos at OCM’s rail terminal near Oklahoma City. OCM is a leading provider of transload and aggregate supply services. The new silos
Environmental Groups Call for Suspension of PolyMet Mine Permits, Minnesota
November 13, 2018
Several environmental groups descended on state offices in St. Paul Thursday, demanding the DNR and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency immediately suspend permits for thePolyMet mine project in northeastern Minnesota. “I have in my hands a stop sign to stop
Aquila Resources in Zoning Fight Battle Over Back Forty Mine, Michigan
November 13, 2018
After successfully clearing the hurdles put forth by the EPA and state of Michigan, a Canadian mining company now finds itself about to cross swords with a tiny town board over its proposed Back Forty Mine. Aquila Resources, which has
W. Va. Senator Manchin Could Become Ranking Member on Energy Committee
November 13, 2018
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin could become the ranking Democrat on the Energy Committee, a move that would likely ruffle feathers among his party’s environmentalist base. The outcome of Florida’s election brawl will have consequences elsewhere in the upper chamber
Montana Measure to Boost Mine Cleanup Standards Fails
November 13, 2018
Montana voters have rejected a ballot initiative that would have increased cleanup standards for companies that plan to open new mines in the state. The measure that failed in Tuesday’s election would have required developers to provide clear evidence in
Looming Shutdown of Navajo Generating Station Means New Jobs Far From Home, Arizona
November 13, 2018
Navajo leaders are scrambling to find a new owner for the west’s largest coal-fired plant, the Navajo Generating Station in northern Arizona. For four decades both the Hopi and Navajo tribes have relied heavily on jobs provided by the coal
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