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West Virginia Coal Association President Talks Challenges Facing Industry
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

UMWA's Roberts: Trump Policies Could Harm Coal Miners, Exports. UMWA President Cecil Roberts said Trump's proposed fees on international shipping ...

Jarrett: Coal the answer to soaring power demand - Boston Herald
Boston Herald

... coal plants but restart shuttered coal plants to meet rising power demand. ... These can be shared with friends and family who are not subscribers.

NIOSH workers who help prevent black lung in miners are among new federal job cuts
WVTF

In another blow to worker safety, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is slated to lose dozens of field offices, according to the Department of ...

Federal firings and office closures create concerns for miners - The Hill
The Hill

Reported closures and firings at federal offices are creating concerns about the safety and health of coal miners. On Tuesday, massive layoffs at ...

Miners express concerns over recent Trump actions - The Hill
The Hill

... health of coal miners. © AP On Tuesday, massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) were expected to result in 873…

Coal layoffs leave Wyoming community grappling with good, bad of energy transition
WyoFile

“Those layoffs are scary,” Kemmerer Mayor Robert Bowen said. “I don't know how much [Kemmerer coal miners] make, but say they make $50,000 a year — ...

UMWA says NIOSH layoffs could affect coal mining safety - WDTV
WDTV

Coal miners used ...

GOP War on Coal Miners Might Wake Up Rural America - Substack

Substack

The Trump administration, which claimed it would put coal miners back to work and protect their livelihoods, is instead gutting the very agencies ...

BLM, OSMRE seek input on proposed emergency coal lease at Freedom Mine
Bureau of Land Management

The Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement are seeking public comments on proposals to lease coal ...

Asia Pacific Mining Equipment Market Outlook to 2030: - GlobeNewswire
GlobeNewswire

Surface mining machinery; Underground mining machinery. By Application in the report. Mineral Mining; Metal Mining; Coal Mining. By Propulsion in the ...

Trump Administration Advances Coal Mine Expansion in North Dakota, Despite Declining Industry
ChemAnalyst

This development signals a potential lifeline for the coal industry in a region grappling with the shift towards cleaner energy sources. The ...

WV House passes amended version of Morrisey's microgrid, data center bill sans ...
West Virginia Watch

Most coal fired power plants in the state operate at an average 40% capacity and stockpile a 30-day supply of coal. Those provisions were meant to ...

West Virginia Sen. Capito raises alarm over NIOSH cuts threatening coal miner health
WV News

WASHIGNTON (WV News) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., expressed concern about recently fired federal workers in Morgantown.

A Big Coal Plant Was Just Imploded to Make Way for an AI Data Center - WSJ
WSJ

Construction on the plant could start this year, with power generation beginning in late 2027. The coal-fired plant, the Homer City Generating Station ...

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