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EPA plans to relax coal power plant waste rules
KXLY Spokane
The rule relaxation comes as companies in the coal industry claimed in court that the current rules were unaffordable and as the Trump administration ...

Murray Energy's Bankruptcy Dovetails With The Rise Of Tesla And New Energy
Forbes
The coal industry has suffered as a result of that transition. No U.S. utilities are building any coal-fired power plants and even U.S coal exports have ...

Report looks at redeveloping coal sites
Bristol Herald Courier (press release) (blog)
... of which are grappling with how to grow their economies in the face of a declining coal industry that has also left behind abandoned mine properties.

Fix the miners' pension fund before it's too late
West Virginia MetroNews
Additionally, a portion of the AML funds are used in Wyoming for projects related to the coal industry, but not specifically to clean up old mine sites.

Warrior Met Coal Alabama Firm Doing Well The Media Doesn't Talk About
Oakland News Now (blog)
CNN's Matt Egan wrote “The bankruptcy of Murray Energy puts an exclamation point on the stunning downfall of America's coal industry. Despite ...

Activated Coal Market Analysus Report by Product Type, Industry Application and Future ...
Ny Telecast 24
The report estimates 2019-2024 market development trends of Activated Coal industry. Analysis of upstream raw materials, downstream demand, and ...

Trump can begin steps to pull US out of Paris climate deal
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Climate change, caused by the burning of coal, oil and gas, has already warmed the world by 1.8 degrees (1 degree Celsius) since the late 1800s, ...

India Wants More Russian Coal
The Maritime Executive
... the Development of the Far East and the Arctic Sergey Tyrtsev said that Russia's Far Eastern Federal District ranks second in coal mining in Russia: ...

The tide is turning against UK coal
The Ecologist
British opencast coal mining continues largely in southern Wales and the north east of England, and there are still applications for new mines.

Australian Pacific Coal announces it will apple the IPC Dartbrook underground decision
The Singleton Argus
... will seek to have the decision amended, within the current NSW guidelines for coal mining projects to permit the restart of of the mining operations.

Global Mining Automation Market Growth 2024: including key players Autonomous Solution, Atlas ...
Global Industry News Reports (press release) (blog)
... Mineral Mining, and Coal Mining): Global Industry Perspective, Comprehensive Analysis, and Forecast, 2018–2025”. The Mining Automation Market ...

Tribes hit as coal work runs out Navajos, Hopis to lose millions as power plants close down i
NWAOnline
ALONG THE BLACK MESA AND LAKE POWELL RAILROAD, Ariz. -- One of the largest coal-fired power plants in the American West will close before ...

World's Biggest Coal User Is Set to Boost Imports This Year
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
As the global campaign against coal gathers pace, the world's biggest consumer is nevertheless set to boost imports this year. China's purchases of ...

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index down 0.26 pct
Xinhua
TAIYUAN, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 134.65 points, down 0.26 percent week on week. The index ...

Taipower takes steps to cut coal consumption at Taichung plant
Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) State-run Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) said Monday that it has taken steps to cut coal consumption at its Taichung power plant ...