Coal in the News

09Feb

Sean Spicer: Coal Will Be One of the Cleanest Uses of Technology that We Have

Via The Independent: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the US would produce “clean coal” and that rolling back regulations from coal plants would be done in a way that was “environmentally friendly”. He told reporters that the Environmental Protection Agency, which will be led by Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt who once sued the […]
09Feb

Another Wave Of Coal Plant Closures Is On The Way, But Can Trump Stop It?

Via The Daily Caller: President Trump has a lot of work ahead of him if he’s going to turn the coal industry around, since experts predict another 12 gigawatts of factory retirements are expected in the coming years. Trump promised to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations hampering energy production, including those targeting coal mining. But […]
08Feb

Gov’t Data Says Coal Is Staging A Comeback

Via The Daily Caller: Coal power could see a revival in the near future, according to a report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). U.S. coal production fell by 18 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, but changing market conditions suggest a comeback is one the way, according to the EIA report. […]
08Feb

This Time, ‘Elections Have Consequences’ for the Sierra Club

Via The Hill: In the next week or so, the Sierra Club will twice be reminded of former President Obama’s boast that “elections have consequences.” The Senate will likely confirm Scott Pruitt’s nomination for EPA administrator following the Environment and Public Works Committee’s recent vote. Further, President Trump is expected to sign the resolution of […]
07Feb

Guest Opinion: Daines Votes to Protect Montana Coal Jobs

Via The Billings Gazette: What a great day it will be when Montana is represented in the Interior Department by Rep. Ryan Zinke. Secretary-nominee Zinke knows well the issues important to the West and Indian Country, and I hope for better days ahead for all rural and Native peoples under his leadership at the Interior […]
06Feb

Coal’s Reprieve: Congress Undoing Obama’s Attempt to Bury Mining

Via The West Virginia MetroNews: The new Congress has made quick work of former President Obama’s last-minute attempt to finish off the coal industry. Both the House and Senate used the Congressional Review Act to roll back the previous administration’s Stream Protection Rule, and President Trump is expected to give his approval. West Virginia’s Congressional […]
03Feb

Coal Miners Rejoice After Senate Votes to Repeal Stream Protection Rule

Via Fortune.com: The battered U.S. coal industry rejoiced after the Senate voted on Thursday to repeal a rule that limited companies from dumping mining waste in streams, saying the move could halt the sector’s decline. The Senate, approving a resolution passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, overturned the Stream Protection Rule as part […]
03Feb

‘Overturning Anti-Coal Agenda’

Via The Bluefield Daily Telegraph: The U.S. Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a measure scrapping an Obama-era regulation that Republicans warned would eliminate thousands of coal mining jobs if allowed to be implemented. The Senate’s 54-45 vote sends the measure to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. Republicans and some Democrats […]
02Feb

House Votes to Repeal Two Obama Energy Regs

Via The Washington Examiner: The House on Wednesday passed two Republican-backed resolutions to repeal Obama-era energy regulations blamed for unnecessarily curtailing coal mining and burdening the oil industry by directing companies to disclose dealings with foreign countries. The first resolution of disapproval passed along a strict party-line vote, 228-194, repealing the Stream Protection Rule, which […]
01Feb

Tell EPA ‘No’ On Stream Rule

Via The Wheeling News-Register: It has been suggested that President Barack Obama’s motivation during his final months in office was to solidify his legacy. He certainly did that, in a variety of truly upsetting ways ranging from releasing a traitor from prison early to accelerating unnecessary environmental initiatives. Some of Obama’s legacy has been solidified. […]