Coal in the News

13Dec

Clearing the Air at the EPA

Via The Roanoke Star:  President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is welcome news. As Oklahoma’s attorney general, Pruitt has strongly pushed back against many rules and regulations coming from Washington, DC. In particular, he has led states in suing to block the EPA’s overreaching policies. Many in […]
12Dec

EDITORIAL: High Hopes for New EPA Leader Pruitt

Via The Gazette: There’s a new sheriff in town, and nothing hammers it home like Thursday’s nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency. A man suing the EPA may soon control it. We have confidence this appointment will directly benefit Colorado Springs and the rest of the country. If […]
12Dec

Cleaner Coal Should be a Priority for Washington

Via The Pueblo Chieftain:  As the recent election cycle demonstrated, American politics is beset with a number of polarizing issues. Among the most obvious has been the debate over coal. Where Hillary Clinton favored renewable energy at the expense of the coal industry, Donald Trump has promised to launch a coal renaissance. This “either/or” schism […]
08Dec

Trump EPA Pick Puts Target on Job-Killing Regulations

Via PoliZette: President-Elect Donald Trump has tapped Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to serve as director of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt’s nomination is certain to worry environmental activists focused on global warming issues. But Pruitt, who has led Oklahoma’s challenge against President Obama’s “Clean Power Plan” (CPP), could guide the EPA back to its […]
07Dec

Editorial: Spread the Word, Mines Make Everyday Life Possible

Via The Elko Daily Free Press: Whether people realize it or not, every day they come in contact with something that was produced because of a mine. According to the National Mining Association, “every American uses an average of 40,000 pounds of newly mined materials every year, including three tons of coal.” I write about […]
06Dec

NMA Recognizes National Miners Day

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Mining Association (NMA) today recognized National Miners Day, a day established to acknowledge the contributions and sacrifices of our nation’s miners. “What many Americans don’t realize is that the mining industry drives our supply chain, bringing affordable energy and essential materials to virtually every home and industry in the U.S.,” […]
05Dec

These 5 EPA Regs Could Be The First In Trump’s Crosshairs

Via The Daily Caller: President-elect Donald Trump could eliminate these five Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations some studies have labeled as “job-killers” that do little for the environment. Under President Barack Obama, the EPA made individual rules and regulations that cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. Given the high costs, Republican lawmakers encouraged states not to implement […]
01Dec

Bill Keeps Coal in the Energy Mix

Via The Bismark Tribune: Destructive gridlock too often cripples Congress, and it frustrates me as much as anyone. Congress shouldn’t be a place where good ideas with bipartisan support fail to move forward. If this election has taught us anything, it’s that Congress needs to get to work finding the kind of practical, bipartisan solutions […]
01Dec

Another View: Time for Reasonable Policy, Plans for Coal Energy

Via The Daily Times: As the recent election cycle demonstrated, American politics is beset with a number of polarizing issues. Among the most obvious has been the debate over coal. Where Hillary Clinton favored renewable energy at the expense of the coal industry, Donald Trump has promised to launch a coal renaissance. This “either/or” schism […]
29Nov

Let the Coal Industry Compete

Via The New York Times: NOV. 29, 2016 To the Editor: “The Coal Industry Isn’t Coming Back,” by Michael E. Webber (Op-Ed, Nov. 16), suggests that the decline in coal has been due to “cheap natural gas, cheap renewables” and “regulations that got their start in the George W. Bush administration,” and that the coal […]