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Officials talk past, present and future of coal mining in West Virginia | WV News
WV News

Since 1990, the number of miners employed in West Virginia has fallen by more than 50%. In that year, there were nearly 29,000 coal miners in the ...

Another fight with the EPA over coal and natural gas is heating up - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews

The new regulation requires coal plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2039. That can only be achieved by sequestering carbon, a ...

West Virginia says they will fight new EPA rules and regulations | WOWK 13 News
WOWK

Last April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued strict new rules aimed at reducing carbon emissions at coal-fired power plants across the ...

Coal Is Still the Leading Power Source in This State, and It's Not Even Close - 24/7 Wall St.
24/7 Wall St.

Net-electricity production in 2023: 3.7 million megawatt-hours · Natural gas as share of West Virginia's power grid: 7.04% of net-electricity ...

China's Sept coal output rises 4.4% on safety improvements, chemical industry demand
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

“Coal production in September continued to rise, benefiting mainly from an improvement in mine safety,” analysts at Galaxy Futures said. Accidents ...

Smart tech set to help beef up coal output - Chinadaily.com.cn
China Daily

... mine safety, said Yan Zhongli, head of Shanxi's data bureau. Similarly, in the coal-rich city of Yangquan, Shanxi Huayang New Energy Group Co ...

Sweden, PH collaborate to advance sustainable mining practices in PH | GMA News Online
GMA Network

Officials of Business Sweden and the Philippine Mine Safety and Environment Association (PMSEA) on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, sign a memorandum of ...

Big Tech revives nuclear (and coal, too) – This Week in Cleantech - Power Engineering
Power Engineering

Although burning coal releases more carbon pollution than burning natural gas, gas can leak into the atmosphere as methane when it's converted to ...

Should taxpayers give $7.8M to corporations to comply with state's coal-carbon capture mandate? |
Wyoming Tribune Eagle

Should taxpayers give $7.8M to corporations to comply with state's coal-carbon capture mandate? Dustin Bleizeffer WyoFile.com Via Wyoming News ...

SCOTUS sidesteps political traps in environmental rules - Energy Central
Energy Central

In somewhat of a surprise, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (Oct. 16) refused a power and coal industry emergency petition to stay a Biden ...

Illinois county tries to absorb mine closure - seMissourian
seMissourian

" Murray, insisting the coal industry "is being destroyed," said U.S. coal production this year could plunge by hundreds of millions of tons, and ...

A look at the role of coal in this year's election - Spectrum News
Spectrum News

The United Mine Workers of America says neither presidential candidate has focused much on coal in the 2024 election.

Xcel Energy proposes long-term economic solutions for communities affected by coal plant closures
Denver Gazette

Closing the Hayden and Comanche coal plants is planned for 2028 and 2030 respectively. Without a transition plan the closures would devastate both ...

Japan Shifting Back To Nuclear To Ditch Coal, Power AI | Barron's
Barron's

To keep the lights on, resource-poor Japan has hiked imports of natural gas, coal and oil while increasing solar power. But fossil fuels are ...

Port Baltimore's coal exports bounce back after Key Bridge collapse - Chamber of Shipping
Chamber of Shipping

The port, the second-largest coal export hub in the US, had a strong recovery after the channel partially reopened on May 21 and fully restored by ...

Doubts hang over "miracle" coal plant conversion in West Virginia | Corporate Knights
Corporate Knights

Doubts hang over "miracle" coal plant conversion in West Virginia. When Omnis Energy pitched a plan to produce graphite at Pleasants Power Station ...

PJM, who supplies electricity to WV, cites concern about future energy supplies - Lootpress
Lootpress

Federal environmental regulations are threatening to shut down coal-fired electric generation faster than those facilities can be replaced by ...

NBS: China's September coal output rises 4.4% YoY - Mysteel
Mysteel

Moreover, demand for steam coal from power utilities remained solid last month, which encouraged domestic coal miners to extract more of the fuel to ...

AES Indiana standing firm on plan to convert Petersburg plant from coal to natural gas
Inside INdiana Business

However, AES Indiana's repowering plan would require Hoosier ratepayers to cover the costs of transitioning from coal to gas beyond 2040.” It ...

Analysis: Solar surge will send coal power tumbling by 2030, IEA data reveals - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief

Global electricity generation from solar will quadruple by 2030 and help to push coal power into reverse, according to new analysis.

Mayor Thao claims coal interests are pushing for her recall - The Oaklandside
The Oaklandside

Mayor Sheng Thao claims people interested in building a coal terminal in West Oakland are pushing for her recall. Credit: Amir Aziz.

Duke to keep coal plant burning longer than expected - IndyStar
IndyStar

Duke backs off plan to end use of coal at generating plants by 2035, citing impact on customers ... Duke Energy is backing off its plan to move away ...

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