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DOL Announces Up to $1 Million in Grants to Enhance Mine Safety Training
Occupational Health & Safety

Administered by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), these grants will fund education and training programs that address a variety of ...

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines ...
Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Researchers at each site are designing a commercial-scale operation ... bdtonline.com 928 Bluefield Avenue, Bluefield, WV | Terms of Use ...

Energy innovation ensures energy independence | Journal-news
The Journal

While estimates vary on the scale of West Virginia's coal reserves ... WV relies on coal for 90 percent. Over the years, they have started to ...

Pleasants County (West Virginia) Commission president remains confident in power plant project
WV News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite a Wall Street Journal article casting doubt on the future viability of a project in Pleasants County to take coal and ...

Lawmakers warn EPA its 'Clean Power Plan 2.0' could have 'catastrophic' effect on electric grid
WFIN

“The liberal extremist Biden administration has made it their mission to put hardworking West Virginia coal miners out of work, which will result in ...

South Dakota clashes with Minnesota on clean energy, coal plant closures
Dakota News Now

The EPA released new ...

A coal community without the coal | CraigDailyPress.com
Craig Daily Press

Colorado legislators said coal communities should be helped in the energy transition. This agreement with Craig and Moffat County provides a picture ...

Botswana seeks Mozambique rail route to exploit coal billions - MINING.COM
Mining.com

... coal reserves through a Mozambican port, though they still need to find the money to make it happen. The African Development Bank has agreed to ...

Mongolian coal exports hit a record high in June - Mysteel
Mysteel

Total coal exports from Mongolia increased further by 7.7% on month to notch a record high of 7.79 million tonnes in June, and the figure was also ...

China's June coal imports rise as heat boosts electricity demand
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

China's coal imports in June rose12% year-on-year, customs data showed on Friday, as heatwaves in the world's top consumer of the fuel ...

Coal swaps liquidity falls 50-75 pct - Reuters
Reuters

Liquidity in the benchmark API2 and API4 coal swaps markets fell 50-75 pct on Wednesday and Thursday as credit lines to bank-swaps traders were ...

How abandoned coal mines in Appalachia are joining the global race for rare earth metals
Fast Company

Researchers in West Virginia are hoping to develop scaleable methods for extracting rare earth metals from abandoned coal mines.

Steelmakers fire up to swap centuries-old reliance on coal for electric arc furnaces | Steel industry
The Guardian

However, much of the oxygen combines with the carbon in coal to produce carbon dioxide, the biggest contributor to global heating. Scrap metal at ...

Congressman Mfume asks EPA to investigate uncovered coal trains in Baltimore
CBS News

In a new letter, Rep. Kweisi Mfume is asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate uncovered coal trains in Baltimore City, ...

A Western Pa. town navigates an uncertain future after its coal plant closes
The Allegheny Front

It's been a year since Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plant shut down because of stiff competition from natural gas and renewables.

China's clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53 pct share of power in May
Renew Economy

Gas generation fell by 4TWh (16%) and that from coal by 16TWh (4%). – Falling generation from fossil fuels point to a 3.6% drop in CO2 emissions from ...

AEP - American Electric Power Seeks Bids for Coal - Energy Central
Energy Central

All coal proposal packages should include the provided coal proposal form included in the RFP. This information must be received no later than 5 ...

Price Swings Mean Coal May Replace Natural Gas in European Power Mix This Winter
POWER Magazine

Higher prices for natural gas across Europe mean some countries, particularly in Eastern Europe, likely will burn more coal for power generation ...

German coal power production drops to record low in Q2 as renewables soar to 65 pct share
Renew Economy

Coal power plunged to a record low in Germany in the spring, while renewables produced a record 65 per cent share.

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