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Coal miners impacted by NIOSH layoffs - YouTube
YouTube

The cuts to the health programs could negatively impact coal miners safety and health resources across West Virginia and beyond.

Kaine and Scott to Introduce Bill to Protect Miners' Safety
Senator Tim Kaine

... coal miners,” said Kaine. “This legislation is critical to strengthening safety standards and holding mine operators accountable for unsafe ...

UMWA leader says answers needed now regarding federal cuts - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews

... coal miners regularly. “He got an email telling him not to come to work, and that was the extent of the information he got as to whether or not he ...

Coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become massive gas-powered campus for AI, data centers
WVNS

NIOSH layoffs to have direct effects on coal miners · The Latest: Markets plunge as Trump tariffs deliver … This photo shows vehicles bound for ...

Upper Big Branch mine remembrance ceremony on Saturday, April 5, 2025 - WOAY-TV
WOAY-TV

The ceremony pays tribute to the 29 coal miners who lost their lives on April 5, 2010, at 3:27 PM when an explosion ripped through Upper Big ...

Environmental and coal groups oppose science bill - Mountain State Spotlight
Mountain State Spotlight

The WV Rivers Coalition and WV Coal Association opposed a bill that would have limited what science state agencies could use to guide their work.

UMWA President: We Can Mine More Coal, But Who Will Buy It? - West Virginia Public ...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

But as Roberts pointed out in a phone interview, what's missing is a marketplace for it. Half of West Virginia's coal production is exported, but ...

Carbon capture could become practical with scalable, affordable materials
Northwestern Now - Northwestern University

Researchers at Northwestern University have expanded the potential of carbon capture technology that plucks CO2 directly from the air by ...

Coal layoffs leave Wyoming community grappling with good, bad of energy transition
Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Coal Mining · Power Station · Nuclear Power · Mining · Energy. We were unable to load Disqus. If you are a moderator please see our troubleshooting ...

Coal giant Core navigates Trump tariffs amid global demand - Pittsburgh Business Times
The Business Journals

They noted that the coal industry is strong globally and, over the past two years, the demand for coal has been higher than it's ever been. It's ...

Global coal power capacity inches up in 2024, data shows - Mining Weekly
Mining Weekly

The world's coal-fired power fleet inched up by 18.8 GW in 2024, its lowest rise in two decades, but new additions in China and India continued to ...

Global coal power capacity inches up in 2024, data shows - Mining Weekly
Mining Weekly

The world's coal-fired power fleet inched up by 18.8 GW in 2024, its lowest rise in two decades, but new additions in China and India continued to ...

New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report - The Times of India
Times of India

'Dubious' coal technologies. The International Energy Agency (IEA) says global coal demand will plateau from 2024-2027, with declining use ...

Global Coal Power Fleet Continues to Grow | OilPrice.com
Oil Price

A total of 44.1 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity was commissioned, while 25.2 GW was retired in 2024, resulting in a net increase of 18.8 GW, ...

West Virginia Passes New Data Center Development Bill - GovTech
GovTech

... West Virginia's increasingly anachronistic use of coal for electricity. Tuesday's vote came a day after the House rejected an amendment proposal ...

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