August 11, 2014
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Coal in the News, Uncategorized

EPA Must Explain the Costs of its Rules Better, Federal Watchdog Says

The Environmental Protection Agency needs to do a better job explaining and disclosing the data it uses to determine the costs...

August 10, 2014
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Coal in the News

Arizona Looks for Breathing Room in EPA’s Carbon-emission Goals (KTAR)

WASHINGTON -- Arizona will ask federal regulators next week to rethink their June proposal that calls for the state to cut...

August 5, 2014
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Coal in the News

Oklahoma Attorney General, 11 Others Sue EPA over Proposed Carbon Rules (The Oklahoman)

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt isn't wasting any time when it comes to challenging proposed rules to cut carbon dioxide emissions...

August 1, 2014
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Coal in the News

Dueling Rallies Pit Jobs Against Air (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

They met at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and 10th Street, a sea of thousands of mine workers in camouflage and...

August 1, 2014
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Coal in the News

A Dozen States File Suit Against New Coal Rules (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON — Twelve states filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration on Friday seeking to block an Environmental Protection Agency proposal...

July 31, 2014
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Coal in the News

EPA Emissions Plan Draws Protest in Pittsburgh (Wall Street Journal)

Several thousand unionized coal miners, electrical workers and others filled Pittsburgh’s downtown on Thursday to protest the Obama administration’s proposed rule...

July 31, 2014
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Coal in the News

Adoption of the EPA’s New Pollution Rule Will Cost Pennsylvania Jobs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Starting today, the Environmental Protection Agency is holding public hearings in Pittsburgh regarding a proposed rule for greenhouse gas emissions from...

July 29, 2014
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Coal in the News

EPA Rule Puts U.S. Economy, Electric Grid at Risk (Politico)

By Hal Quinn, President & CEO, National Mining Association The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to establish carbon dioxide performance standards

July 29, 2014
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Coal in the News

Proposed EPA Rules Threaten Pennsylvania Manufacturing (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

They would stifle the coal and gas industries and stall the economic recovery By JAY TIMMONS The Keystone Stat

July 29, 2014
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Coal in the News

Average Price of Electricity Climbs to All-Time Record (CNS News)

For the first time ever, the average price for a kilowatthour (KWH) of electricity in the United States has broken through...