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Fatality Investigation: Mining Loader Operator Fatally Crushed
EHS Today

“West Virginia lost one of our dedicated coal miners today, and Cathy and I are deeply saddened at the news," said West Virginia Governor Jim Justice ...

In Montana, AFL-CIO President Talks About The Future Of Coal
MTPR

The federation represents many workers in Montana's troubled coal industry. Trumka is a third-generation miner. The Pennsylvania native can't accept ...

Coal country weighs in on EPA change
Daily American Online

Local officials in the coal energy sector praised the President's action, but said the damage to the coal industry by competing prices from natural gas ...

Capito explains support for new emissions policy
West Virginia MetroNews

Andrew Wheeler, a former lobbyist for the coal industry, serves as the current administrator for the EPA; Capito in February voted to confirm him to the ...

India's annual coal demand rises 9.1% to nearly 1 billion tonnes: Minister
Times Now

New Delhi: India's annual coal demand rose 9.1% to 991.35 million tonnes during the year ended March 2019, India's Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told ...

Morrisey Lauds EPA Coal Reg Rollback
WCBC Radio

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 27-state coalition applauded
President Trump's proposed replacement of the so-called Clean ...

Metallurgical Coal Market Is Booming Worldwide | BHP Billiton, Teck Resources, Whitehaven Coal ...
Journallic

Initially, the Metallurgical Coal Market report shares key aspects of the industry with the details of the impact and Metallurgical Coal industry experts ...

Metallurgical Coal Market Is Booming Worldwide | BHP Billiton, Teck Resources, Whitehaven Coal ...
Journallic

Initially, the Metallurgical Coal Market report shares key aspects of the industry with the details of the impact and Metallurgical Coal industry experts ...

MSHA Extends Deadline for Grant Applications to June 28
Occupational Health and Safety

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has extended the application deadline for the next round of Brookwood-Sago grants to June 28. As much ...

India taking more US coking coal, pushing out Australia: Xcoal
Yahoo Finance

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - India is buying more U.S. coking coal after disruptions in top supplier Australia, and as U.S. miners seek new ...

Final budget talks expected to address coal reclamation cuts
13abc Action News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio Senate decision to cut funding Republican Gov. Mike DeWine budgeted for reclaiming abandoned coal mining sites ...

Illinois directs Vistra to retire 2 GW coal by 2020
Utility Dive

The order directs Vistra to retire 2 GW of coal generation by the end of the year. Climate advocates are praising the IPCB order, although they claim ...

Lower for longer: Supply glut in focus as Asia's biggest coal meet begins
Reuters

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Slowing economic growth in China is weighing on demand expectations for thermal coal in the world's biggest ...

Duke Indiana unit will keep some coal-fired capacity into 2040s.
Power Engineering Magazine

Duke Energy's generation subsidiary in one of the nation's most coal-fired states reported that it plans to accelerate the retirements of seven units, but ...

NJ's Top Utility Willing to Take $415 Million Hit to Exit Coal
Bloomberg

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc., the owner of New Jersey's biggest utility, agreed to sell its stakes in two Pennsylvania power plants at a loss, ...

$1.5M Wyoming grant for coal research center may be extended
Kotatv

(AP) - Wyoming officials say they may extend a $1.5 million state grant for a coal-research facility. Energy Capital Economic Development requested ...

A great opportunity for West Virginia
WV News

Domestic Synthetic Fuels (DS Fuels) recently announced plans to construct and operate a $1.2 billion, state-of-the-art coal-to-liquids facility in Mason ...

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