
Governor should stop closure of WV coal plants
The co-chairmen of the West Virginia Coal Forum have called on Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to "forestall the closures" of six of the state's coal-fired power plants.
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The co-chairmen of the West Virginia Coal Forum have called on Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to "forestall the closures" of six of the state's coal-fired power plants.

At the Wyoming Association’s Annual Safety and Reclamation Banquet, Cloud Peak Energy’s Cordero Rojo mine will be awarded the 2015 State of Wyoming Reclamation Award.

El Nino related weather patters in South and Southeast Asia are boosting demand for coal, raising benchmark prices in Australia by 8% since the beginning of June.

The American Coal Council has released a statement responding to Pope Francis’ recent encyclical on the environment.

A new report from the IEA Clean Coal Centre highlights the potential of enhanced coalbed methane, such as increased revenue and environmental benefits, as well as its challenges.

The United Mine Workers of American has opposed the sale of bankrupt Patriot Coal’s assets to Blackhawk Mining.

John Pippy, CEO of the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance, has criticised the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan before state legislators.

CNX Coal Resources – the master limited partnership created by CONSOL Energy to run its Pennsylvania coal assets – has announced plans for its IPO.

Chinese coal companies have made significant gains in this year’s ranking of the Top 40 most-valuable mining companies compiled by PwC.

Japanese opposition has ended talks at the OECD aimed at phasing out export credit guarantees for coal technology.

According to the latest report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA), coal production in the US was steady the week ending 6 June but declined compared to the same time last year.

Komatsu has been given an order for 55 units of super-large dump trucks for use at an Australian coal mine.