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Advocates For Mine Workers Commend Black Lung Rule - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

The new rule issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) requires coal companies to cover the disability benefits of miners who ...

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LootPress

There is a sudden, unexpected and massive rise in electricity demand occurring across the country due to a variety of factors converging before us. ...

Top five areas primed for investment in mine safety technology
Mining Technology

We explore the top five areas in mine safety poised for investment based on these findings. 1. Collision avoidance systems (CAS). Collision ...

Inside the Mining Industry's New Opioid Prevention Resource | For Construction Pros
For Construction Pros

The Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health partnered for a new opioid prevention ...

UMWA applauds Black Lung Self-Insurance rule - United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers of America

[TRIANGLE, VA] Commenting on a final rule issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration requiring adequate security bonds to be posted by ...

Report Says $6.5 Billion in Unburned Coal Sitting at U.S. Power Plants
POWER Magazine

Coal-to-Gas Conversions. Conversions of coal-fired power units to burn natural gas, a frequent occurrence over the past several years, are ...

China's coal output hits record daily high in November | Reuters
Reuters

... from the statistics bureau showed on Monday, setting the world's largest coal industry on track for another record year.

Energy development: The last ones standing in coal country - Deseret News
Deseret News

America is moving on. And they will have to, too. Currently, there are fewer than 40,000 people working in the American coal industry. Yet nearly 15 ...

West Virginia officials say big data, energy project still has a shot - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews

... West Virginia energy mix of coal and renewable sources. The particular ratio, though, could be a sticking point between a national company wanting ...

NIOSH: Few women coal miners show signs of pneumoconiosis - BLR Safety
BLR Safety

Few women coal miners—around 1 in 200—show signs of pneumoconiosis, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) researchers ...

German economy minister questions feasibility of earlier coal exit by 2030
Clean Energy Wire

In western coal mining state North Rhine-Westphalia, however, Habeck's economy ministry did broker a deal with the state's coalition government ...

Peabody Announces First Coal Shipment from Centurion Mine - Stock Titan
Stock Titan

The Centurion Mine development demonstrates forward-thinking integration of sustainability initiatives in coal mining operations. The planned 5 MW ...

US DoE signs agreement for US$500m funding of Lebec carbon capture project
International Cement Review

US DoE signs agreement for US$500m funding of Lebec carbon capture project ... This cooperative agreement covers the award of a funding of 50 per cent ...

Supreme Court allows Biden's coal waste rule to remain in effect - The Daily Climate
The Daily Climate

The Supreme Court refused to block a Biden administration rule aimed at preventing toxic coal ash from contaminating groundwater near shuttered ...

Chinese Coal Power Generation Rises Despite Renewables Jump | OilPrice.com
Oil Price

China's thermal power generation, primarily from coal, increased in 2024 despite growth in renewable energy, due to factors like hydropower ...

Coal export from Russia could decline in 2024 - Energy Ministry - Interfax
Interfax

MOSCOW. Dec 16 (Interfax) - The Russian Energy Ministry sees deterioration in the dynamic of export of coal from Russia this year, Russian Energy ...

International coal price: higher-for-longer | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Global coal consumption is projected to decline in 2025 and contract further in 2026, following a modest 1 percent increase in the first six ...

Trump urges U.S.-owned TVA to keep coal plant open | Reuters
Reuters

President Donald Trump on Monday urged the Tennessee Valley Authority not to close a plant in the heart of coal country, as the U.S.-owned power ...

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