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Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium explores AMD technology, regulation
The Dominion Post
Jason Bostic provides an update from the West Virginia Coal Association. The symposium drew 19 from Brazil, where thermal coal extraction in the ...

Coal Plants Across Nation Get Second Life Due To Data Center Growth
Cowboy State Daily
That tension is putting Wyoming's signature coal industry back into the conversation. “If you look at current coal demand, it's up, said Kyle ...

Mine Safety Review Commissioner Cut Alongside Laid Off Staff - Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission closed its Pittsburgh, Pa. office Monday and fired commissioner Moshe Z. Marvit, a Biden- ...

Chris Hamilton: “This record belongs to the miners” as injury rate hits historic low | WV News
WVNews
Chris Hamilton, president of the West Virginia Coal Association, credited miners and on-site leadership for the improvement, pointing to stronger ...

Mine injury rates decline across the country but fatalities increase in 2025 - WDTV
WDTV
West Virginia's coal miners have always been among the safest, most ... However, according to the West Virginia Coal Association, the record ...

Explosion traps 12 in a Colombian coal mine - WVNS
WVNS
In 2023, 11 miners were killed by an explosion at another coal mine in Sutatausa. ... More from WVNS. DaBaby making his way to West Virginia in 2026 ...

Column: Iran war gives small boost to thermal coal, further gains possible - MINING.COM
Mining.com
With the prices for spot LNG and oil-linked long-term LNG rising, thermal coal is getting more competitive.

Reliability vs. Green Energy: The Dilemma Over a Local Coal Plant - YouTube
YouTube
A local coal power plant could stay open three years longer than planned, a move CSU says is necessary to maintain reliability and keep costs down ...

China builds world's first 'coal battery', war on Alzheimer's: 7 science highlights
South China Morning Post
From a zero emission 'coal battery' to China's war on Alzheimer's, here are some highlights from SCMP's recent science reporting.

Sustainability: Deutsche Bank sets new implementation timeline for its
thermal coal guideline
Deutsche Bank
In the coal mining sector (thermal and metallurgical coal), financed Scope 3 emissions were already reduced by 33% by end 2025 compared with the ...

Former coal mine worker clashes with AEP over solar panels - WOWK
WOWK
... WV coal mine worker embraces solar power. 3 hours ago. New program offers big money to veterans who move … 4 hours ago. Rain will cool things down at ...