Dozens of projects in communities affected by coal-related job losses are receiving nearly $47 million from the Appalachian Regional Commission.
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Read More »October 21, 2022 Comments Off on 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.
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Read More »June 10, 2021 Comments Off on 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 shut down a generating unit at both Avon Lake station ...
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Read More »August 3, 2015 Comments Off on 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 throughout Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Wyoming. Coal prices ...
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Read More »November 20, 2014 Comments Off on 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.
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Read More »October 6, 2014 Comments Off on 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 protections Monday. The panel approved a requirement for all coal ...
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Read More »January 7, 2014 Comments Off on 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, according to a government forecast released Tuesday. The Energy Information ...
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Read More »September 22, 2013 Comments Off on 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 Western Maryland’s coal mining business, industry representatives said. The new ...
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Read More »August 4, 2013 Comments Off on 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 black-lung disease he had contracted during his 17 years on ...
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Read More »August 1, 2013 Comments Off on 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.
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Read More »June 11, 2013 Comments Off on IG: Undervalued coal leases cost U.S. $62 million
BILLINGS, Mont. — A government report says leases on publicly owned coal are undervalued and have cost the U.S. $62 million in potential lost revenues. Tuesday’s report from the Department of Interior Inspector General recommends that the government take quick ...
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