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Editorial: What will Democrats who oppose coal tax credits do for Southwest?
Roanoke Times
Virginia's coal counties are getting some special attention from the General Assembly, just not necessarily the attention they want or need.

Many US utilities plan to hang on to their coal plants for a decade -report
Reuters
Jan 25 (Reuters) - The most coal-dependent U.S. utilities plan to keep around 75% of their coal-fired power plants running for another decade, ...

Weekly Coal Index Report
Creamer Media's Mining Weekly
Chinese coal imports have soared since November, as Beijing relaxed import restrictions to meet heating demand, helping to ease domestic coal prices.

China: Coal production, imports increase
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
China's raw coal production increased by 0.9 percent year on year in 2020, while its coal imports augmented 1.5 percent, statistics from the National ...

Coal dust hazards being ignored for decades
The Daily Star
With coal dust hovering in the air all around and without wearing any sort of face covering, workers carry coal from cargo vessels and unload it onto a ...

Moorburg coal plant to fire up Hamburg's hydrogen strategy
Energy Digital - Energy News, Magazine and Website
he new electrolyser at Europe's third largest port will be built on the site of the former Moorburg coal-fired power plant, with a proposed capacity of ...

DEP urged to better regulate longwall mining
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Citizens Coal Council once again has called on the state Department of Environmental Protection to do a better job of protecting structures, ...

Coal India ready to meet any surge in demand from power sector
Business Today
The company is also pushing ahead for increased production, committed to shoring up the supplies to coal-fuelled power plants. In this backdrop, close ...

Why Colorado Coal Plants Won't Close Early After All
KVNF Public Radio
Colorado regulators proposed early closures for three coal-fired power plants to improve air quality and fight climate change. Then they reversed the ...

Coal India says geared up to meet surge in fuel demand from power sector
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Of the 199 GW of coal-based power programmed for generation per day during the ongoing fiscal, 133 GW is scheduled from CIL linked coal. Average ...

Weekly US coal train loadings average 69.7 trains/day, down 0.9 train/day on week: STB
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Weekly coal train loadings averaged 69.7 trains/day in the week ended Jan. 15, down 0.9 train/day from the previous week, Surface Transportation ...

Biden environmental moves quickly show tension between WV environmental, energy transition ...
Charleston Gazette-Mail
... among many Appalachians has grown that they have to look beyond the coal industry for their livelihoods. “We're going to need federal investments, ...

Coking Coal Market 2020 Post COVID-19 Impact Analysis by Emerging Trends Forecast to 2025
Reviewindependent
It offers market view by regions with countries, development in Coking Coal industry, opportunity with challenges, sales strategies, growth strategies ...

Energy Journal: Should the state confirm or deny a coal mine permit?
KPVI News 6
Trucks haul coal in 2013 at the Eagle Butte Mine north of Gillette. A group representing landowners has urged state regulators to deny the owner of the ...

China's Offshore Purgatory Snares More Australian Coal Cargoes
BloombergQuint
After loading up with coal the DZ Weihai slipped into the turquoise waters off the coast of Australia this month and began a 14-day voyage to the ...

China: Coal production, imports increase
MENAFN.COM
(MENAFN)China's raw coal production increased by 0.9 percent year on year in 2020, while its coal imports augmented 1.5 percent, statistics from the ...