Deadline set for city, county and C. Reiss to agree on deal to move coal piles

GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — The State of Wisconsin has set a deadline to pull back funding to help move the coal piles out of downtown Green Bay. According to the Department of Public Administration, the City of Green Bay, Brown County and coal piles owner C. …

West Virginia’s coal miners win fight to retain safety protections

On May 13, following federal judge orders, 100 workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown WV, a key research center for black lung disease and mine safety, received letters of notification that their …

Northback thanks AER for approving Grassy Mountain coal exploration program, critics expected ruling

“If the premier had the best interests of Albertans in mind, she wouldn’t allow a coal mine to be built where southern Albertans get their water,” Legault said in a statement on Friday. “Alberta would invest in the region’s long-term economic prosperity, …

Crowsnest Pass mayor excited about Northback coal exploration approval

The mayor of Crowsnest Pass in southwestern Alberta says the Alberta Energy Regulator’s approval of a controversial coal exploration project on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is long overdue. “I think they finally woke up. I think they finally …

Large-scale coal mine planned

Road to Raton: How a UNM pulmonologist, rural hospital health care team help black lung coal miners of New Mexico, ...

Police Hunt Carjacking Ringleader Converting Stolen Cars to Coal Pots

Eastern Region police have launched a manhunt for Solomon Siaw Tetteh, the alleged leader of a car theft syndicate operating in the Krobo area. Investigators say the group dismantles stolen vehicles at a Nuaso hideout, repurposing car bodies into coal pots …

Bill Caldwell: Southeast Kansas coal a perfect partner for Southwest Missouri zinc

The Tri-State District is famous for its lead and zinc mines. Accounts of the district’s growth usually focus upon the spread of the mines from early diggings in Granby and East Joplin. However, mining was just the beginning. All the ore produced had to be …

Northback’s Grassy Mountain coal exploration programme in Canada gets green light

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has approved, with conditions, Northback Holdings’ applications for a coal exploration programme (CEP), deep drill permit (DDP) and temporary diversion licence (TDL) at the Grassy Mountain site in southern Alberta, Canada …

DOE chief calls for ‘reasonable’ insurance rates for coal plants

HIGHER price tags for insurance rates to cover coal-fired power plants have been haunting the private sector. This is an issue that might hamper the development of facilities not covered by a moratorium, according to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla. At a …