German Court Halts Felling of Forest for Coal Mine
A German court blocked the felling of an endangered forest Friday, drawing cheers from environmentalists who had protested against the expansion of a nearby coal mine.
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Flood Waters Breach Dam at North Carolina Coal Plant
Duke Energy said Friday that a dam containing a large lake at a Wilmington, North Carolina, power plant has been breached by floodwaters from Hurricane Florence, and it’s possible coal ash from an adjacent dump is flowing into the Cape Fear River.
Read moreWant to Offset US Coal Emissions? Better Start Planting
Completely offsetting the effects of burning coal for electricity in the United States would require covering 89 percent of the nation in forests, according to a new study.
Read moreDC Circuit Rules EPA Dropped Ball on Coal Ash Storage Rules
In another defeat for President Trump’s pro-fossil fuels agenda, the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday found the Environmental Protection Agency has failed for years to issue and enforce adequate rules for the storage of toxic coal ash.
Read moreWhite House Scales Back Obama Coal Emissions Standards
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is scaling back Obama-era constraints on coal-fired power plants, to “empower states, promote energy independence, and facilitate economic growth and job creation.”
Read moreDirty Coal
The U.S. Department of Energy refuses to release documents on its efforts to bail out and favor the coal industry over other more economically and environmentally successful industries, the Sierra Club claims in a federal complaint.
Read morePair of Environmental Cases Heard in Sixth Circuit
Two clean water cases involving coal-fired power plants in Kentucky and Tennessee, and their impact on the surrounding environment, were argued before the Sixth Circuit on Thursday.
Read moreNavajos v. USA
Several Navajo groups brought a federal complaint against the Department of the Interior for ordering the Kayenta Coal Mine to close in December 2019, without ordering it to be returned to its pre-strip-mine condition.
Read moreSell Me a Bridge
The United States says Larry Wayne Price Jr., of Virginia, defrauded investors of $17.7 million by claiming, among other things, that he could make solid coal from coal dust.
Read moreTrump Orders ‘Immediate Steps’ to Boost Coal, Nuclear Plants
President Donald Trump on Friday directed Energy Secretary Rick Perry to prepare “immediate steps” to bolster struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants to keep them open.
Read moreIndian Power Plant Dispute Taken Up by Supremes
Blocked at every turn from suing over a coal-fired power plant built in Gujarat, India, a group of fisherman persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their case Monday.
Read moreJudge Overturns Oakland Coal Ban on New Facility
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down the city of Oakland’s ban on coal shipments from a new marine terminal being built at the foot of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, finding inadequate evidence that coal operations would increase pollution.
Read moreFeds Clamor Over Dangerous Mine Condition at DC Circuit
Critical of the dangers miners faced from a shortened roof, the government argued before the D.C. Circuit Friday that regulators should not have considered the other safety measures that might offset the roof’s harm.
Read moreHopi Tribe and Coal Interests Sue Over Power Plant
In an attempt to save more than 800 jobs in the region, the Hopi Tribe and groups of coal miners have filed a lawsuit in federal court arguing that a water conservation district should continue buying power from a massive coal-fired plant that is slated to close next year.
Read moreDirty Coal
The United States claims in a federal complaint that the C. Reiss Coal Co. refuses to install air pollution monitors at its plants in Green Bay, Wis., and Duluth, Minn.
Read moreA River Tour Seeks to Highlight Concerns Over EPA Coal Ash Policy
Rep. Donald McEachin, D-Va., joined clean-water advocates on Friday for a boat tour of Virginia’s James River to discuss their concerns over an Environmental Protection Agency plan to roll back regulations governing the safe disposal of coal ash.
Read moreGOP-Led Senate Poised to Make Ex-Coal Lobbyist EPA’s No. 2
Senate Republicans are moving to confirm a former coal industry lobbyist as the second highest ranking official at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read moreAs Coal Declines, Agency Raises Red Flag on Reclamation
As America’s coal industry faces a difficult market, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says Congress needs to revise how coal companies are required to pay for reclamation of land.
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Arch Coal workers claim in a federal class action in West Virginia that the company stiffs them for overtime, saying they must “work for free.”
Read moreKentucky Coal Companies Fight Bond Increases for Mine Cleanup
A coalition of Kentucky coal companies sued U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke over the disapproval of state regulations related to protecting water quality at mining sites, claiming it will unfairly increase the amount of money collected to fund the cleanup of abandoned mines.
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