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Legislation intends to help coal miners dealing with black lung
WFIR News Talk Radio
Bi-partisan legislation addressing black lung disease among coal miners is waiting on President Trump's signature. It's a disease that's had a ...

Here's Why You Should Invest in Coal
Banyan Hill Publishing
The right rallied behind Appalachian coal miners, while the left dismissed coal as a bygone energy source. But outside of newsrooms and banking ...

SPD warns against hasty exit from coal power in Germany
Xinhua
"The coal miners know that there is an expiry date on their profession", IG BCE president Michael Vassiliadis told Deutsche Presse Agentur (dpa).

US federal agency to work with Indian company on carbon capture storage and utilization tech
The New Indian Express
As part of the agreement, the NCCC will offer knowledge sharing by its world-class neutral test centre to advance carbon capture technologies ...

Peabody lets go of 'uneconomical' coal in the Powder River Basin
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Wyoming's coal industry has been under pressure from declining demand for some time, but has stabilized at lower production levels in the last year ...

Funding for research into coal technology
Latrobe Valley Express
"Myself, and the Nationals are not shy to defend the coal industry and we don't think that if you are a coal miner that you have to go to confession.

CSX coal cars derail in Newport News
Daily Press
CSX coal cars derailed in Newport News Sunday afternoon, according to Newport News emergency dispatchers. The call for the incident came in ...

Coal mining investment surges by 20%
Australia's Mining Monthly
The data confirmed improving business sentiment in the mining industry with an overall rebound in capital expenditure in 2017-18, according to ...

Virginia mine agency seeks reclamation project ideas
Coalfield.com
Proposals must also meet the federal Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement Guidance for Power Plus Pilot Program projects.

Utility to close coal power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania
Observer-Reporter
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio-based energy company said Wednesday it is closing its last coal-fired power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, a move ...

India's coal import rises 12% to 79 million tonnes in April-July
Economic Times
The country had imported 70.3 million tonnes (MT) coal in April-July period of the last fiscal, mjunction services, a joint venture between Tata Steel and ...

Safety improvements at Affinity Mine lead to settlement with MSHA
WVNS-TV
... of Violations Notice (POV), the Affinity Mine in Raleigh County has reached a settlement with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

Record full year results for Universal Coal
World Coal
Mid-tier coal mining company Universal Coal Plc (Universal) has achieved record results for FY18, with a key highlight being an operating earnings ...

Mobile unit gives coal miners free health screenings
WDTV
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV)-- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) held free health screenings today for coal miners ...

Coal Industry News
WVVA TV
President Donald Trump endorses Patrick Morrisey and talks about the coal industry in his sixth visit to West Virginia since taking office.

Trump's clean power plan replacement is exactly what the coal industry needs
The Hill
The U.S. Department of Energy reports that in 2016, more than 160,000 coal industry employees produced 30.4 percent of all electricity generated.

As coal jobs become scarce nationwide, one small Kentucky city is hiring
WXYZ
It was also hit hardest by the gradual collapse of the coal industry. “I mean, it's just tearing everything apart,” says Hazard Mayor Jimmy Lindon.