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U.S. Senator Rand Paul Introduces Coal Support Bills
May 9, 2018
Last week, U.S. Senator Rand Paul introduced two bills, S. 2760 and S. 2761, to further reduce red tape and burdensome regulations on energy producers by ensuring that power plants are no longer subject to onerous and expensive regulatory processes
Boart Longyear Canada Reaches 4.2 Million Man Hours LTI-Free
May 9, 2018
Boart Longyear’s Drilling Services division in Canada has reached more than 4.2 million man hours over the last three years (April 2015 to April of 2018), with no lost-time incidents (LTIs). The company currently employs approximately 640 field employees that
Donaldson Company Doubles the Size of Its Belgium Distribution Facility
May 9, 2018
Donaldson Company, Inc. celebrated the grand opening of its expanded 45,000 square meter (484,000 square feet) distribution facility in Brugge, Belgium. The facility serves 164 countries and has an annual outbound goods volume of 17 million units. “In support of
BLM Grants Royalty Deduction for Sufco Coal Mine, Utah
May 8, 2018
Utah’s largest coal mine is getting a fee discount worth up to $19 million after the Bureau of Land Management authorized a royalty reduction in recognition of unspecified difficulties the company faces in extracting certain deposits of coal. The BLM
Azarga Uranium and URZ Energy Merge, Seeks Approval to Mine Dewey-Burdock Area, South Dakota
May 8, 2018
The corporation that wants to mine for uranium in southwest South Dakota has strengthened itself with a merger agreement, according to a Monday news release. Azarga Uranium Corp., through its subsidiary, Powertech (USA) Inc., is seeking regulatory approval to mine
Big Rivers Electric’s Kentucky Coal Plant Could Be Next On Chopping Block
May 8, 2018
A power plant operator notified Kentucky regulators Tuesday that it was quitting the state’s Station Two power plant in 2019 after several unprofitable years. Big Rivers Electric Corporation is terminating its long-term operating agreement in about a year, giving regulators
United Mine Workers of America Endorses Claudia Tenney for Congress
May 8, 2018
United Mine Workers of America have unanimously endorsed U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney’s re-election campaign for Congress, Tenney’s campaign announced Monday. Tenney, R-New Hartford, was initially endorsed last month by the union’s Local 717 chapter, which represents Remington Arms employees in
Ohio EPA to Hold Information Session on Oxford Mining’s Johnson Run Mine
May 7, 2018
An information session to discuss a draft wastewater discharge permit for the proposed Johnson Run coal mine in Trimble Twp. will be held by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency this coming Monday, May 7. It will be held at Burr
Mine Jobs Returning to Coal Country, But There’s Long Road to Recovery
May 7, 2018
The federal government’s latest jobs report shows 2,500 coal mining jobs were created in the last year, which is good news for coal country, but there’s still a long road to complete recovery. The coal industry has lost 36,700 mining
Fossil Fuel Groups, Big Agriculture Team Up to Support Millennium Bulk Coal Terminal, Washington
May 7, 2018
Good news has been hard to come by as of late for Lighthouse Resources Inc., a coal company that has been trying for years to build the largest coal export terminal in the United States. In the last year, state
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