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Plagued by black lung, coal miners wage long battles for benefits to pay bills — and to stay alive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The federal government slashed a program last month that screens up to 40% of coal miners for black lung — a prerequisite to receiving benefits — and ...

Judge orders restoration of jobs in health program for West Virginia coal miners - CBS News
CBS News
A judge ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs.

Riley Moore Applauds HHS Sec. RFK Jr. For Reinstating Programs With Focus On Coal Miner Safety
YouTube
During Wednesday's Appropriations Committee hearing, Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) commended HHS Sec. RFK Jr. for actions that will help coal miners.

Peabody And Arch/Core Mines Dominate PRB Coal, But Are Shells Of What They Were
Cowboy State Daily
“If we have a hot summer, it could be good news for these coal miners.”.

Carmichaels forum highlights costs of federal cuts - Observer-Reporter
Observer-Reporter
“A hundred thousand coal miners have died (of black lung),” Knisell said. “There's been acts put in place to slow that way down. Our rates of ...

Trump wants coal to power AI data centers – the tech industry is wary - CNBC
CNBC
Sahlstrom said Trump's executive order seems like a "dog whistle" to coal mining constituents. There is a big difference between looking at ...

Capito touts return of W.Va. NIOSH workers, backs Medicaid work requirements
Shelley Moore Capito
... West Virginia that supports the state's coal industry. Workers at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health office in Morgantown ...

Coal's comeback and the roadblocks ahead
MSN
Trump has promised that coal states such as West Virginia will thrive again. While many doubt it will happen, especially with automation, that ...

Sen. Murray questions RFK Jr. over Washington state mine safety lab cuts - The Chronicle
The Chronicle
Federal research on mine safety will continue despite job cuts, including at a facility in Spokane, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary ...

WV Data Center Microgrid Bill Signed into Law Using NatGas, Coal
Marcellus Drilling News
In March, MDN told you about a legislative proposal from newly elected West Virginia Governor Pat Morrisey, a measure called the Power Generation ...

India Coal Import Drops 1.7% in 2024-25 - Rediff Money
Rediff Money
Views expressed may not reflect those of rediff.com India Limited. Read More On: india coal importcoal importindia energycoal productioncoal industry ...

Dormant coal power plant to be transformed into revolutionary new facility: 'I'm excited about ...
MSN
The project is expected to become one of the largest battery storage sites in the U.K.. A dormant coal-fired power station in Wales is getting a ...

Bill Caldwell: Southeast Kansas coal a perfect partner for Southwest Missouri zinc | News
The Joplin Globe
But Joplin never became a center of zinc smelting despite its wealth of zinc ore. Pittsburg and Southeast Kansas, with its abundant coal mines took ...

US met coal miners expect supply cuts as low prices weigh on balance sheets | S&P Global
S&P Global
Large US coal miners are reining in costs and expect peers unable to reduce expenses to get pushed out of the market as the industry awaits a ...

Coal piles effort faces May 30 deadline to reach a deal or lose $15M state grant
Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay, Brown County and C. Reiss Co. have until May 30 to relocate the coal piles out of the central city or the state of Wisconsin will reclaim a ...

MSHA reminds miners and operators to use fall protection - Safety+Health magazine
Safety+Health magazine
Alarmed by a recent series of serious injuries to miners resulting from falls from height, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a ...

The Data-Center Wars Arrive in Small-Town West Virginia - WSJ
WSJ
Night view of shops on a downtown street in Thomas, W.Va. A former West Virginia coal town now draws tourists to its art galleries and shops. By.

New Hope's boom days over as coal price slump hits sales, shares - AFR
AFR
Those disruptions and weaker coal prices had weighed on earnings. New Hope shares slumped more than 7 per cent, or 28¢, to close at $3.65. They are ...

China's April coal output rises by 3.8% year-on-year | Reuters
Reuters
China's coal production in April rose 3.8% from a year earlier, statistics bureau data showed on Monday.

China's Fossil Fuels Production Retreats From Record Levels - Yahoo Finance
Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese fossil fuels output fell in April from the record levels hit in the prior month, although natural gas, crude oil and coal ...

These scientists have discovered an 11 million-ton rare earth deposit in coal ash.
Farmingdale Observer
The recent discovery of 11 million tons of rare earth metals in coal ash deposits marks a pivotal moment in resource recovery and sustainable ...

Casinos and cannabis: Virginia struggles to replace coal jobs - Canary Media
Canary Media
... coal jobs, but most don't pay anywhere close to what the coal industry did — and Trump's orders to boost the coal industry can't restore it to ...

Alpha Metallurgical Resources' CEO to open Bluefield Coal & Mining Show
World Coal
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