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Morrisey highlights West Virginia’s energy future during Greenbrier appearance
West Virginia Daily News
Gov. Patrick Morrisey used an appearance at The Greenbrier to emphasize that West Virginia’s coal and natural gas resources position the state to play a major role in meeting growing domestic energy demand.

WV Mine Wars Museum takes coalfield history into classrooms
Williamson Daily News
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is offering Teaching Trunks that bring artifacts and educational materials about the state’s coalfield labor history into classrooms for hands-on lessons.

MSHA issues imminent-danger order at Texas mining operation
GuruFocus
The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued an imminent-danger order under Section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act at a Texas operation involving an EMCOR Group subsidiary.

Rail data show domestic coal shipments declining despite federal support
WEKU
An examination of rail-traffic data finds domestic coal shipments have continued to fall even as the Trump administration has taken steps intended to support coal production and coal-fired generation.

Data-center electricity demand is slowing America’s shift away from coal
Spotlight PA
Rapid growth in data-center electricity demand is extending reliance on coal-fired generation in parts of the United States, while federal policy and rising reliability concerns are also reshaping plant-retirement decisions.

Coal’s share of Wyoming electricity falls to a record low during peak demand
WyoFile
Coal supplied a historically low share of Wyoming’s electricity during a period of peak demand as utility conversions, changing generation economics and a more diversified power mix continued to alter the state’s grid.

China’s coal growth begins to ease as clean-energy output expands
Forbes
An analysis of China’s changing energy mix examines signs that coal use is beginning to moderate as the country rapidly expands renewable generation, even while coal remains central to its power system and industrial economy.

Balochistan orders inquiry into Sorange coal mine disaster
Dawn
Authorities in Balochistan have ordered an inquiry into the Sorange mine explosion that killed 34 miners, with investigators expected to examine the cause of the disaster and compliance with mine-safety requirements.