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Tony Gibson Wants to Restore the Friends of Bowl Game Against West Virginia - MSN
MSN

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — This past week, the Marshall Thundering Herd hired former West Virginia defensive coordinator and long-time assistant ...

Despite a newfound focus on renewables, China is still the coal capital of the world
Sherwood News

The nation produced a record 428 million tons of raw coal in November....

Huge Coal Surplus Real Problem for Power Producers | Newsmax.com
Newsmax

... have amassed a surplus of coal that is sitting idle at their facilities and creating financial and storage problems for utilities and coal miners.

WVU engineer protects mining equipment operators from fatal accidents with high-tech ...
WVU Today - West Virginia University

The research is supported by more than $173,500 from the U.S. Department of Labor Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants Program, which honors the ...

Few changes in DOL's latest regulatory agenda | Safety+Health
Safety+Health Magazine

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has three rules on the agenda, with the lone final rule having been published Dec. 10. That rule ...

High Coal Stockpiles, Lower Production Forecast For 2025 - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

About 138 million tons of coal – a year's production in Appalachia – is sitting in stockpiles at power plants across the country.

Pleasants plant company head denies 'financially struggling' after $50M state funding
Charleston Gazette

A lawyer for FirstEnergy's companies told West Virginia lawmakers a ... Likely next WV Senate head: History of coal industry support, undermining ...

The clock is ticking: Crucial week for Port expansion, potential coal pile relocation - YouTube
YouTube

The clock is ticking: Crucial week for Port expansion, potential coal pile relocation. No views · 4 minutes ago ...more ...

Buried: America's fastest-growing suburb at center of heated coal ash debate - YouTube
YouTube

... coal ash sites, including smaller ones located throughout the Charlotte area. Coal ash is a coal-burning byproduct that contains known carcinogens ...

Explosion at Coal Power Plant in South Africa Injures Nine
POWER Magazine

A transformer explosion at Eskom's 3.6-GW coal-fired Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Dec. 12 injured nine workers, ...

EnergyAustralia's fight for future of NSW coal plant Mount Piper - AFR
AFR

In the control room of EnergyAustralia's large Mount Piper coal power station near Lithgow, just beyond the Blue Mountains, operators are working to ...

Coal-Powered Electricity Company Defends Its Coal Ash Management
Bloomberg Law News

None of the injuries alleged by a conservation group are fairly traceable to a power company's plan to handle coal ash from its coal-fired ...

Facing headwinds, Wyoming coal industry 'cautiously optimistic' about Trump administration
Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Facing headwinds, Wyoming coal industry 'cautiously optimistic' about Trump administration. Dustin Bleizeffer WyoFile.com; Dec 16, 2024; Dec 16, 2024 ...

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