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DOGE makes cuts to mine safety agency as administration seeks mining expansion - NPR
NPR

As the Trump administration seeks to increase mining in the U.S., the agency charged with mine safety is seeing staffing cuts from the Department ...

Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety - WTAE
WTAE

The Department of Government Efficiency has been targeting federal agencies for spending cuts. That includes the Mine Safety and Health ...

Court Blocks MSHA Silica Dust Rule Days Before It Takes Effect - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Federal Mine Safety Chief Christopher Williamson addresses a crowd gathered in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 3, 2023, for a public hearing on ...

China's AI Revolution Reshapes Coal Industry Profitability | OilPrice.com
Oil Price

China's AI Revolution Reshapes Coal Industry Profitability. By Haley Zaremba - Apr 07, 2025, 3:00 PM CDT. China's Dahaize Mine is utilizing AI and ...

PacifiCorp throws lifeline to one Wyoming power plant, confirms end of coal at another
Gillette News Record

... coal industry analyst company McCloskey. By March, however, planned coal plant retirements shrank to 12,300 megawatts. One megawatt is enough ...

US Mining Explosives Market Outlook 2035: Projected to Reach USD 3.92 Billion, with a ...
EIN Presswire

Declining Coal Industry The long-term decline in coal mining (due to renewable energy adoption) may reduce explosives demand in certain regions ...

US utilities grapple with Big Tech's massive power demands for data centers | Reuters
Reuters

A general view shows the coal power plant at Walter ...

Opinion: Coal Is a Critical Answer to Soaring Power Demand - Times Leader
Times Leader

Renewable subsidies and clean energy mandates have turned electricity markets on their heads and eaten away at how often coal plants run. The typical ...

Feds approve pipeline to TVA's coal-to-gas conversion - Canary Media
Canary Media

... coal to natural gas. (WATE). RENEWABLES. Lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma, and other Republican-led states move forward with legislation to restrict or ...

Coal traders could be rare winners from Trump's tariff turmoil
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Coal is by far the cheapest and largest source of thermal power production in Asia, and accounted for around 56% of regional electricity supplies in ...

Japan's thermal coal importers look to alternative markets amid environmental pressure, sanctions
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Japanese thermal coal importers have been turning away from key traditional supplier Australia toward low-sulfur Indonesian coal in recent years, ...

Drummond cutting production from Colombian coal mines - BNamericas
BNamericas

The company cited increased coal inventories at loading and stockpile points, along with a significant portion of expected output for the rest of ...

Mountain State microgrids: Morrisey's plan to attract data center investments advances | wvnews.com
WV News

... Chris Hamilton. Chris Hamilton. Hamilton. Members of the House Energy and Public Works Committee received an overview on microgrids during a multi ...

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