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Preparations underway for 2019 Bluefield Coal Show
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The three-day event, which is not open to the public, features exhibitors from the coal industry showcasing their latest products and services.

Major US Insurer Says It Will No Longer Underwrite and Invest in Coal
Truthout
According to the new policy, Chubb “will not underwrite new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of revenues from thermal coal mining …

Utility company forecast offers grim outlook for Wyoming's coal-fired power plants
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Though the initial results came as grim news for residents dependent on the state's coal industry, the plans could offer a possible silver lining for the ...

CCU Coal to cut 205 jobs from eastern Ohio
The Daily Jeffersonian
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Wyoming lawmakers create panel to address coal bankruptcies
Raleigh News & Observer
Wyoming lawmakers have voted to create a subcommittee to address the negative effects of bankruptcy filings by coal companies that do business ...

Kentucky Coal Miner Weighs In On Railroad Blockade As Protests Continue
WAMU 88.5
Benefits In Jeopardy For Retired Coal Miners. 4:04. NPR, Jul 23. Coal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax · The Kojo ...

Foreign Investment in Coal Mining
Economic and Political Weekly
The new policy regime governing the coal mining industry is of considerable significance due to several reasons. First, India has one of the largest ...

Kentucky coal miner dies in accident
WOWK 13 News
It was the state's fourth coal mining death this year. For local and breaking news, weather alerts, video and more, download the FREE WOWK 13 News ...

Three Possible Solutions to Uneconomic Coal Generation
Union of Concerned Scientists (blog)
The utility would immediately find a way to protect itself from having future costs disallowed, it would find better ways to run its coal plants, renegotiate ...

Energy Law in New Mexico Contested Over Coal Plant Closure
Bloomberg Environment
Challenges to how New Mexico's largest utility will close a coal plant and boost renewable energy could weaken a law aimed at transitioning the state ...

Lignite coal is unique
Minot Daily News
Studies show that CO2 captured from coal-based power plants can add value to existing oil fields in western North Dakota add thousands of jobs to ...

Weekly US coal-train loadings climb, Powder River Basin loadings at 8-week high
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Weekly US coal train loadings averaged 102 trains/day in the week ended August 30, up 4.2 trains/day from the previous week, Surface ...

Arch Coal upgraded at BMO despite met coal price weakness
Seeking Alpha
Arch Coal (ARCH +0.6%) edges higher as BMO Capital upgrades shares to Outperform from Market Perform with a $100 price target, seeing ...