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Trump administration adds metallurgical coal to critical minerals list - WV News
WV News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey released the 2025 List of Critical Minerals, which now officially lists metallurgical coal.

America's Coal Industry: Still powering the nation, worth defending - Weirton Daily Times
Weirton Daily Times

Coal miners themselves earn average wages exceeding $90,000 per year — nearly double the national average. Those paychecks sustain rural counties ...

Tucker mining fatality victim is identified | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intermountain
The Intermountain

“I'm deeply saddened to learn of the death of one of our brave coal miners, Joey Mitchell Jr.,” Morrisey wrote in a social media of “new ...

Governor Patrick Morrisey Issues Statement Following the Death of a Coal Miner in Grant County
WV Office of the Governor Patrick Morrisey - WV.gov

They represent the strength, humility, and resolve that define West Virginia. We owe these men and women an enduring debt of gratitude for the ...

PHOTO ESSAY: Coal miners with black lung fight Trump administration rollback of safety protections
The Courier

... coal miners from central Appalachia are fighting back. They are demanding the Trump administration enforce a rule approved last year by the U.S. ...

Why coal still clings on in renewable energy powerhouse Brazil | Reuters
Reuters

"They didn't create any condition for the transition," he said. The head of the local coal miners' union, Hermelindo Ferreira, pointed at maps showing ...

ICYMI: Trump EPA Finalizes Approval of North Dakota's Coal Combustion Residuals Permit ...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, alongside North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong at the North Dakota state Capitol, approved North Dakota's coal ...

PHOTO ESSAY: West Va. coal miners demand Trump administration enforce safety precautions
WSET

Gary Hairston, president of the Fayette County Black Lung Association and the National Black Lung Association, wipes tears from his eyes during a ...

US coal exports plummet – plus five additional problems for coal - Warp News
Warp News

China's coal power production decreased by 4.7 percent and the country's emissions from electricity production fell by three percent in the first half ...

Politicians pushing 'political narrative' to shame coal use - YouTube
YouTube

Coal Australia CEO Stuart Bocking says there's a “political narrative” in Australia trying to pretend coal is in “the rear view mirror”.

Albanese government 'demonises' coal use despite exporting it overseas - YouTube
YouTube

... coal oversees but demonises it here at home.”

Federal government may order Colorado's coal units to stay open - Alamosa Citizen
Alamosa Citizen
Plans were made to retire two coal-burning units in Colorado, one in Pueblo and the other in Craig, by the end of 2025.

China pushes for integrated development of coal, new energy sectors - China Daily HK
China Daily HK

China has moved to promote the integrated development of its coal and new energy sectors to support the green, low-carbon transition of its energy ...

EPA's power plant rollback reaches White House review - E&E News by POLITICO
E&E News

... carbon capture and storage or else shut down. Advertisement. EPA's most recent regulatory agenda showed it planned to finalize the rule in December ...

Chris Hamilton: WV Chamber should stay in its lane on energy (Opinion)
Charleston Gazette

In an op-ed published Oct. 31 in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Brian Dayton of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce argues that natural gas is a ...

Proposed mining rules would spell the end for industry | News | bozemandailychronicle.com
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Coal Mining · Minerals · Natural Environment · Primary Sector Of The Economy · Water. Contact the Chronicle. Send us your thoughts and feedback as a ...

Met coal, uranium and copper are now 'critical' minerals - POLITICO Pro
POLITICO Pro

GREENWIRE | Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has added metallurgical coal, copper and uranium to a list of minerals deemed critical for the nation's ...

India plans to increase coking coal production - GMK Center
GMK Center

Secretary of the Ministry of Steel Sandeep Poundrik has named the country's significant dependence on imported coking coal as a key obstacle to ...

Poland starts winding down Europe's largest open-pit coal mine - TVP World
TVP World

Polish coal mining sector needs billions in support as costs soar and output plummets. Business. The closure process started with the ...

Ramaco Resources Acquires Coal Reserves for $15 Million - TipRanks.com
TipRanks

... coal industry. The most recent analyst rating on (METC) stock is a Hold with a $28.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on ...

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