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MSHA classifies fatal American Eagle Mine accident as powered-haulage incident
WV News
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has classified the fatal accident at the American Eagle Mine in Kanawha County as a powered-haulage incident. Miner Travis Price was the third West Virginia coal miner to die in 2026, and the investigation remains underway.

WVU Coal Rush game honors West Virginia miners and their legacy
WV News
West Virginia coal miners took center stage at Saturday’s WVU Coal Rush game in Morgantown. The event recognized the industry’s workers, heritage and continuing contribution to the state’s economy and energy production.

Pennsylvania coal miners prepare for rising electricity demand
TribLIVE
Pennsylvania coal producers are assessing opportunities created by rising power demand while navigating ongoing regulatory and permitting disputes. The report examines how miners and communities see coal’s role in meeting new electricity needs.

EPA repeals power-plant greenhouse-gas rule and proposes further rollback
Davis Polk
The Environmental Protection Agency has repealed its greenhouse-gas rule for power plants and proposed eliminating remaining federal requirements in this area. The legal update explains how the changes interact with the administration’s broader effort to support coal-fired generation.

University of Alaska joins $6 million coal-waste critical-minerals project
Alaska’s News Source
University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are joining a $6 million effort to recover critical minerals from coal waste and ash. The project targets rare-earth elements in materials left from mining and power generation.

Hazleton seeks public input on proposed coal-mine tour project
Standard-Speaker
Hazleton City Council is inviting public comment on a proposed mine-tour attraction intended to preserve regional coal history and encourage investment. The plan would turn mining heritage into a new economic-development asset for the Pennsylvania community.

Student-led AI project aims to preserve critical mine-safety expertise
SaskToday
A student-led project is developing an artificial-intelligence model to preserve mine-safety knowledge and make technical expertise easier to use. The work focuses on retaining operational lessons that might otherwise be lost as experienced workers leave the industry.

Cheap coal and expensive gas set stage for year-end export surge
Reuters
The widening gap between inexpensive thermal coal and costly natural gas could drive a year-end rebound in global coal exports. Reuters notes that shipments remain on track for a second consecutive annual contraction, but current fuel economics are improving coal’s competitiveness.

Coal revival creates new investment debate in Canada’s energy heartland
Bloomberg via MINING.COM
Renewed interest in coal development is reshaping the investment debate around Alberta’s Grassy Mountain region. Local economic expectations, project approvals and Canada’s wider energy strategy are converging around the large undeveloped resource.

Eni completes installation of purpose-built Liverpool Bay CCS platform
Rigzone
Eni has completed installation of what it describes as the first purpose-built offshore platform dedicated to industrial carbon capture and storage. The Liverpool Bay facility is a central component of the United Kingdom’s expanding CCS network.

Japan prepares carbon capture for commercial phase with policy and funding support
S&P Global
Japanese industry and government leaders say carbon capture is moving toward commercial deployment with new policy and funding support. Speakers at Tokyo’s International Conference on Carbon Recycling emphasized the need to build complete capture, transportation and storage value chains.

Makhado hard-coking-coal project advances in South Africa
Mining Weekly
The Makhado steelmaking hard-coking-coal project is advancing in South Africa with initial run-of-mine production planned from the East pit. The project is designed around a substantial surface-mining operation serving metallurgical-coal markets.