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In the Courts
Supreme Court Allows Biden-Harris EPA Power Plant Rule To Stay In Effect
The Supreme Court delivered a victory for the Biden-Harris administration Wednesday by allowing the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power plant…
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White House Watch
Biden Admin To End Future Leasing In One Of America’s Richest Coal Regions
The Biden administration is moving to end future leasing in a large swath of America’s top coal-producing region. The Bureau…
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White House Watch
Potential Change To Biden’s Power Plant Scheme Would Make Bad Idea Even Worse, Grid Experts Warn
The Biden administration is reportedly contemplating moving up the timeline for part of its plan to alter the American power…
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In the Courts
Appellate Court Blows Up Obama Moratorium On Coal Leasing
A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday to essentially axe an Obama-era rule that prohibited new leasing for coal mining on…
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In The News
Blue City Vowed To Go Green, But Can’t Bring Itself To Shutter Key Coal Plant
Austin, Texas, is struggling to close a coal-fired power plant that its city council ordered shut down years ago, The…
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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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In The News
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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In The News
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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In The News
‘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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In The News
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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