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Panel: New energy law won’t fix soaring electric bills alone
Maryland experts discuss the Utility RELIEF Act and say more energy generation and storage are needed to address rising electric bills and demand.
Maryland’s largest underground coal mine changes hands
Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator filed for bankruptcy.
MD goods exports to China increased in 2024, but tariffs pose threats to future trade
Maryland’s goods exports to China rose 10 percent in 2024, driven largely by surging coal and petroleum gas shipments, a report shows.
Coal communities in Md., other states receiving nearly $47M for revitalization
Dozens of projects in communities affected by coal-related job losses are receiving nearly $47 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Coal plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio to shut down
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The owner of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio said Thursday that it will shut them down. Houston-based GenOn Holdings LLC said it will […]
Alpha Natural files for bankruptcy protection
Alpha Natural Resources is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the fourth big coal producer to do so within the last two years. The company operates about 60 coal mines […]
Ex-coal exec pleads not guilty in W.Va. mine blast
Former coal company chief executive Don Blankenship has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges in the deadliest U.S. coal mine accident in four decades.
MDE’s air quality proposals pass panel
(AP) A Maryland panel has advanced new protections against smog pollution proposed by the Maryland Department of the Environment. The Air Quality Control Advisory Council formally recommended approval of the […]
Coal forecast: Up in 2014, down next year
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. coal mining industry will see a modest and short-lived rebound in 2014, driven by more production in Western states after two successive years of declines, […]
EPA regulations could devastate Maryland mining
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency’s restrictions on new coal and natural gas power plants meant to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change would be a disaster for […]
4th Circuit affirms fee award in black-lung case
A federal appeals court has awarded more than $32,000 in fees to a law firm that represented a former coal miner in his successful bid to be compensated for the […]
Federal lawsuit could threaten coal exports at Port of Baltimore
Coal exports at the Port of Baltimore could be threatened if a federal lawsuit filed this week succeeds in stopping a $90 million government loan to a Pennsylvania-based supplier.
