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West Virginia Sen. Capito raises alarm over NIOSH cuts threatening coal miner health
WV News

... coal miners in the state. “While I believe in the broad vision set forth by the Trump administration to right size our government, I'm concerned ...

UMWA's Roberts: Trump Policies Could Harm Coal Miners, Exports - West Virginia Public ...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Friends of WVPB Nominations. Friends of WVPB nominations underway ... coal miners and coal exports. UMWA President Cecil Roberts said Trump's ...

Federal HHS layoffs hit NIOSH mine-safety research facility near Pittsburgh | 90.5 WESA
90.5 WESA

... mine safety having received lay off notices Tuesday. About 200 members of American Federation of Government Employees Local 1916, a union ...

Smart solutions for sustainable mining: meet CSIRO's next generation
CSIRO

Our Sustainable Mining Technologies Research program focuses on mine safety, environmental performance, automation and digital connectivity. The ...

'Significant downsizing' happening at NIOSH in Morgantown: UMWA - WOWK
WOWK

Roberts also said that the layoffs, combined with closures in the Mine Safety and Health Administration and fees and tariffs expected to be placed ...

Spain coal mine blast kills five | National | tylerpaper.com
tylerpaper.com

... Mine Safety · Coal Mining · Primary Sector Of The Economy · Resource Extraction · Asturias · Industrial Accidents And Incidents. Trending Topics ...

Is There Now a War on Coal Miners? - United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers of America

Is There Now a War on Coal Miners? MSHA offices closing, NIOSH lay-offs and USTR Section 301 proposals threaten jobs, health and safety of American ...

Clean coal technology won't make coal mining safe. | Letters - The Courier-Journal
The Courier-Journal

Families of trapped coal miners waited for news following an explosion at the Duvin Mine in. Anyone who has lived near a coal ash refuse pile on a ...

Coal is dead, long live coal: strategies from Global South unions | IndustriALL
IndustriALL Global Union

... coal miners. Photo: Coal mine in Ethiopia, Flickr, Jasmine Halki. Asia-Pacific · Latin America and the Caribbean · Sub-Saharan Africa · Mining and ...

White paper points to carbon capture as possible data center solution | ESG Dive
ESG Dive

Pairing carbon capture with natural gas-fired generation could prove cost-competitive with other baseload options, like nuclear and battery ...

BLM, OSMRE seek input on proposed emergency coal lease at Freedom Mine
Bureau of Land Management

“Coal mining done under responsible environmental review would bolster domestic energy independence, create jobs, and stimulate local economies ...

China Coal-Fired Generation Additions Tied to Economics, Energy Security - POWER Magazine
POWER Magazine

“Coal-fired power generation could decline, yet the coal industry continues to expect growth, setting the stage for an increasingly unsustainable ...

Finland's last active coal-fired power and heat plant shuts down | Reuters
Reuters

Finland's last coal-fired power and heat plant in active production will shut down permanently on Tuesday, enabling Helsinki energy group Helen to ...

Top coal importers slow purchases so far in 2025: Maguire - Reuters
Reuters

The world's largest thermal coal buyers tapped the brakes on imports during the first quarter of 2025, driving purchases to the lowest quarterly ...

Bitcoin mining using coal energy down 43% since 2011 — Report - Cointelegraph
Cointelegraph

The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin mining has dropped from 63% in 2011 to 20% in 2024, according to a new report by MiCA Crypto Alliance.

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