Coal in the News

14Oct

North Dakota Will Fight Clean Power Plan

Via The Bismarck Tribune  21 hours ago • By Jessica Holdman North Dakota’s response to limits on carbon dioxide emissions from coal plants will be a two-track approach — litigation and preparation. North Dakota Department of Health will create the state implementation plan to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan while […]
13Oct

Coal Must Remain Part of State’s Power-Source Portfolio

Via the St. Cloud Times  Rep. Jim Newberger, District 15B 12:02 p.m. CDT October 12, 2015 Letters The Sept. 26 letter “No coal does not mean closing Sherco” suggests transitioning the Xcel Energy Sherco power plant in Becker toward clean energy, such as wind power, instead of shutting it down. It fails to mention Xcel […]
09Oct

WV Attorney General Submits FOIA to EPA for Clean Power Plan

Via WBOY By Nick Farrell West Virginia’s attorney general is leading a bipartisan coalition seeking information from the EPA on its Clean Power Plan. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey made a Freedom of Information Act request to learn why the rule hasn’t been published in the federal register. Until that rule is published, states that disagree […]
07Oct

World Coal Association’s Sporton Discusses Global Disconnect on Industry’s Future

Via E&E TV Wednesday, October 7, 2015 What is the global coal industry seeking from governments at this December’s United Nations climate meeting in Paris? During today’s OnPoint, Benjamin Sporton, chief executive of the World Coal Association, explains why he believes developing nations will continue to rely on coal, even as they bring more clean […]
06Oct

Clean Power Plan Will Kill More Montana Jobs

Via The Billings Gazette October 04, 2015 7:00 pm As you know, coal is big part of many people’s lives here in Montana. It powers our homes, schools and essential services all across our state and America for that matter. You may also be aware of the EPA’s latest assault on the coal industry, in […]
05Oct

EPA Clean Power Plan Oversteps Federal Authority

Via The Ledger Independent October 02, 2015 11:22 am TERRY JARRETT The quest for cleaner energy is one of the great challenges of the 21st Century, and has fueled many “green” initiatives in recent years. But something troubling is coming down the pike now that the Obama Administration has announced its new “Clean Power Plan” […]
02Oct

Capito Questions Cost of Clean Power Plan

Via West Virginia MetroNews   WASHINGTON, D.C. — States like West Virginia have a steep hill to climb to meet the requirements of the U.S. EPA clean power plan. During a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito quizzed the EPA Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Janet McCabe about some […]
01Oct

The EPA, West Virginia, and The Looming 20 Percent Hike In Energy Costs

Via Town Hall: If there is one regulatory onslaught that is not really being talked about much on the campaign trail, or in the debates, it’s the Obama administration’s clean power plan. As I’ve written in other posts, it seems to unfairly impact states that voted for Romney in 2012, it places fixed-income seniors in dire […]
29Sep

N.D. Governor Says He Has ‘Direct Questions’ for EPA

Via E&E Publishing:  BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Jack Dalrymple plans to meet with top U.S. EPA officials next week to protest how his state was treated in the final version of the Clean Power Plan. North Dakota’s emissions reduction target quadrupled from 11 percent below 2012 levels in the draft of the plan to 45 […]
28Sep

Here’s Why States Should Reject the EPA Clean Power Grab

Via BrietBart.com: By now, Americans are starting to learn about the Obama Administration’s new “Clean Power Plan” (CPP). And superficially, it sounds like a good idea, as in, “Why not make power generation cleaner” or “Why not move toward more renewable energy sources?” These may be laudable goals, but what’s immediately troubling about the new […]