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Alliance Resource Partners to Expand Its Tunnel Ridge Coal Mine
April 3, 2018
An Oklahoma-based coal operator is seeking to expand a mine in West Virginia into western Washington County. The state Department of Environmental Protection scheduled a public meeting next month in Donegal Township to receive comment on the application by Alliance
New Advocacy Group, Natural Resource Development Assoc. Steps Up Visibility in Wisconsin
April 3, 2018
A new advocacy group, the Natural Resource Development Association, has emerged as a vocal advocate for pro-mining causes and clashed with conservationists along the way. Little has been revealed about the group’s support. Until now. Last week, its communications director,
FirstEnergy’s Nuclear and Coal Plant Units File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
April 3, 2018
FirstEnergy’s nuclear and coal power plant units have filed for bankruptcy protection in the US court in a bid to improve the viability of their operations and to contend with competitors. The voluntary petitions have been filed by FirstEnergy Solutions
JSW Steel Enters Agreement to Acquire Acero Junction Holdings for $81 Million
April 3, 2018
JSW Steel Limited has entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 28, 2018 with JSM International Limited, Acero Junction Holdings Inc. and Acero Junction Inc for acquisition of 100 percent shares of Acero Junction Holdings Inc, a Delaware Corporation,
Barrasso and Pruitt Tour Wyoming Coal Mine as they Consider Repealing Clean Power Plan
April 2, 2018
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt toured the Black Thunder Coal Mine on Thursday in Campbell County. As part of a push to gauge public support
DOE Report: Coal Plants Facing Closure Prevented ‘Widespread Blackouts’ this Winter
April 2, 2018
Coal-fired power plants kept the lights on for millions of Americans during January’s bomb cyclone, according to an Energy Department report warning future plant retirements could imperil grid security. Energy analysts at DOE’s National Energy Technology Laboratory found that coal
Nevada Supreme Court Orders Review of Comstock Mines Rezoning
April 2, 2018
The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered a Lyon County District Court to review how the county commission handled the rezoning that approved industrial development by Comstock Mining. The commission first rejected the rezoning application but, at a second meeting, approved
New Rules Restricting Self-bonding in Wyoming Fail to Clear Regulatory Board
April 2, 2018
Proposed rules to limit self-bonding for mining companies in Wyoming will be sent back to their writers, a citizen regulatory board decided Wednesday after hearing complaints from the coal industry. The Land Quality Advisory Board remanded the proposed rules back
First Energy Requests DOE Order to Rescue Its Power Plants
April 2, 2018
A struggling electric utility asked the Department of Energy today to offer an emergency lifeline for coal and nuclear power plants in the eastern United States. FirstEnergy Corp. requested that DOE use its authority under Section 202(c) of the Federal
Congress Boosts ‘Black Lung’ Treatment Funding By Millions
April 2, 2018
Rural medical clinics that are struggling to respond to an epidemic of a fatal lung disease plaguing coal miners received a 40 percent boost in federal funding with the passage of the omnibus spending bill last week. As NPR first
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