Coal in the News

22Jun

GUEST COMMENTARY: EPA Plan Will Harm Indiana

Via NWI.com:  For generations, Americans have enjoyed a little recognized advantage that most people in the world can only envy: reliable and affordable electricity. Utility companies have invested heavily in new environmental controls and clean coal technologies, and made great progress in using our plentiful fossil fuel resources to provide affordable energy in a responsible […]
21Jun

Eastern U.S. Braces for First Summer Without Coal Plants

Via The Washington Times: The Eastern U.S. could be bracing for bigger summer electricity bills as power plant closures due to a host of federal emission regulations kick into high gear, according to energy market analysts. Market analysts with Louisville, Ky., company Genscape confirmed this week that nearly eight gigawatts of primarily coal-fired power went […]
20Jun

EPA’s Clean Power Plan a ‘Cheap Shot’ at Pennsylvania Coal

In recent testimony before the Pennsylvania House and Senate Coal Caucuses, Pennsylvania Coal Alliance CEO John Pippy said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” will be “the cheap shot that cripples the industry.” ELECTRIC SHOCK: The CEO of Pennsylvania Coal Alliance has sobering words for the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan when […]
19Jun

Montana Should Reject Californication of Power Grid

Via The Missoulian:  The idea of Montana doing things “the California way” doesn’t make much sense. Unfortunately, Montanans might not have a choice if the Obama administration has its way. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon finalize the Clean Power Plan, requiring states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2030. […]
18Jun

EPA Coal Power Cuts Raise Electric Bills as Obama Advances his Climate Change Agenda

Via The Washington Times: Consumers will see significantly higher electric bills this summer, the federal government predicts, and there is mounting evidence that President Obama’s climate change regulations are at least partly to blame. On average, Americans will spend nearly 4.8 percent more on electricity this summer than they did last year, according to a […]
18Jun

Traditional Energy Sources Are Key to Our Future

Via U.S. News & World Report: Access to affordable energy is critically important to every American family. While the United States should aggressively pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach, it is clear that traditional energy sources will play a vital role in powering our nation for generations to come. As a proponent of an all-of-the-above energy […]
17Jun

Administration Policies, Not Market Forces, Causing Lasting Pain for Coal Communities

Pittsburg, Pa. – The nation’s coal industry and its dependent communities are enduring a difficult realignment of supply and demand, but the more lasting damage is caused by the “relentless offensive we face from President Obama’s regulators,” said a mining industry leader in Pittsburgh today. “It’s the reckless destruction of useful assets that contribute affordable […]
17Jun

Pennsylvania House, Senate Coal Caucuses Convene at State Capitol

Via NorthcentralPA.com: HARRISBURG – A bipartisan group of state legislators met Tuesday at the Capitol Building to discuss the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed “Clean Power Plan” and its impact on Pennsylvania’s job climate, electric rates and overall economy. The House and Senate Coal Caucus public hearing featured testimony from John Pippy, CEO of […]
16Jun

Temporary Setback: States Must Continue EPA Fight

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: We were not surprised by last week’s decision by a federal appeals court to throw out a pair of high-profile lawsuits challenging the Obama administration’s controversial plan to curb pollution at the expense of coal mining and the nation’s existing coal-fired power plants. That’s because the court warned early into […]
16Jun

Another Opinion: Clean Power Plan Will Lead to Increased Costs

Via The Daily Times:  In this year’s State of the Union Address, President Obama promoted his vision of “middle-class economics.” As part of his program, he pledged to lower taxes for working families, “putting thousands of dollars back into their pockets each year.” Alas, what his budget proposal pledged to giveth, his energy policy taketh […]