Coal
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In The News
Biden EPA Proposes New ‘Wastewater’ Regulations To Kill Off Coal Plants
The Biden administration proposed new rules that would impose stricter limits on the wastewater produced by coal-fired power plants, although…
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Worldwide Coal Use Set To Hit An All-Time High Due To Energy Crisis
Global coal consumption will reach an all-time record by the end of 2022 as shortages of natural gas have driven…
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In The News
West Virginia’s Other Senator Just Saved Its Coal Industry
West Virginia’s Other Senator Just Saved Its Coal Industry Jack McEvoy on August 11, 2022 Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito…
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Coal Plants Are Being Kept Online To Prevent Blackouts As Green Transition Falters
Coal plants in four states are keeping their plants online in order to prevent blackouts as the slowed expansion of…
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‘Egregious’: Coal Industry Leaders Condemn Manchin-Backed Climate Bill
The West Virginia Coal Association and several other state coal groups blasted Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for…
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In Congress
‘Got Suckered’: Manchin Handing EPA Ability to Circumvent SCOTUS, Throttle Coal Industry
The new reconciliation bill backed by Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia contains funding provisions that could allow the Environmental…
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Biden’s EPA Will Use New Regulations To Bury Coal Industry
President Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing new emissions regulations on coal plants to shut down the nation’s…
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‘Coal’s Rebound’: US Emissions Spiked In 2021 Despite Biden Green Pledges
Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. surged in 2021, even as President Joe Biden pursued an aggressive environmental agenda to…
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Money & The Economy
Global Coal Power Set For All-Time High In ‘Worrying Sign,’ Top Energy Group Says
Global coal power generation could hit an all-time high due to increased production at plants in China, India and the…
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In The News
China Credits Increased Coal Production For Recent Economic Boost
The Chinese government credited recent energy “policy measures,” including increased coal production, for the increased manufacturing activity boosting its economy.…
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China Ramps Up Coal Production Despite Its Climate Promises
The Chinese government ordered its domestic coal suppliers to ramp up production and rubber-stamped approvals for new mines as the…
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Manchin Throws A Wrench Into Democrats’ Climate Plans — Again
Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin denied that a carbon tax was on the table Tuesday after lawmakers reportedly resurrected…
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Coal Power To Increase For First Time Since 2014, US Says
U.S. coal-fired power generation is projected to increase this year for the first time since 2014, the federal government said…
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US News
Trump’s EPA Deals Blow Against Obama’s War On Coal
The Environmental Protection Agency neutralized one of the legal justifications former President Barack Obama used to craft a regulation that…
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2016 Redux: Democrats Promise To Kill Coal Industry In 2020 CNN Debate
Former vice president Joe Biden and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee agreed to eliminate the coal industry as soon as possible…
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