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US Department of Labor conducted 13 impact inspections in December 2024 at mines with ...
U.S. Department of Labor

Mine operators must conduct adequate examinations proactively to identify and eliminate hazards promptly,” said Assistant Secretary for Mine Safety ...

South Dakota Awarded $1.25M Grant to Advance Safer Underground Mining Conditions in ...
Engineering & Mining Journal

... mine safety and health.” The NIOSH grant will encompass three broad projects: borehole geotechnical analysis, ground support analysis and mine ...

MSHA/OSHA Civil Penalty Amounts Increase for 2025 | Husch Blackwell LLP - JDSupra
JD Supra

Published In: · Compliance · Department of Labor (DOL) · Enforcement Actions · Federal Labor Laws · Final Rules · Labor Regulations · Mine Safety and Health ...

Has Trump Changed the Retirement Plans for the Country's Largest Coal Plants?
Inside Climate News

Ahead of a new administration, we revisit the outlook for the largest coal burners and consider how growth in electricity demand is leading to ...

From coal to clean energy, Four Corners Power Plant faces 2031 shuttering - Navajo Times
Navajo Times

The future of the Four Corners Power Plant, a coal-fired facility vital to the Navajo Nation's economy, will be the focus of a crucial meeting on ...

Virtual reality looks to bring coal mining history to life - YouTube
YouTube

Virtual reality looks to bring coal mining history to life. 28 views · 35 minutes ago ...more. WNEP. 84.1K. Subscribe.

China extends coal imports lead over India to widest in more than a decade | Reuters
Reuters

China, the world's biggest coal consumer, extended its lead in imports over No. 2 buyer India last year to the widest since at least 2013, ...

NYT: Ukraine destroys vital coking coal mine to prevent Russian tunnel access
Euromaidan Press

Ukraine's last operational coking coal mine near Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast has been shut down after workers destroyed vital ...

Ukraine's coal imports soar 172% to 1.81 million mt in 2024 - S&P Global
S&P Global

Ukraine's imports of thermal coal, including anthracite, increased by 172% year on year to about 1.81 million mt in 2024, the state customs ...

Supervisors strike discussion on coal piles, C. Reiss says they're working on solution
WFRV

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – C. Reiss officials say that they're continuing to work with stakeholders to relocate their coal piles away from their ...

China Sets Record for Coal Imports in 2024 Amid Declining Global Prices
Environment+Energy Leader

This unprecedented surge in coal imports was driven by a convergence of economic and environmental factors, including declining global coal prices and ...

Economist: 'Make Carbon Great Again' bill could have 'unintended consequences'
Wyoming Public Radio

Far-right Wyoming lawmakers are trying to boost the coal industry and oust the feds as much as possible with a new bill. But some say it could do ...

Strip mining to be allowed under Alberta's new coal rules | Spare News | pentictonherald.ca
Penticton Herald

When Energy and Minerals minister Brian Jean introduced Alberta's Coal Industry ... coal industry to determine policy when coal affects many different ...

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