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Power Player: How Manchin Is Key to Biden’s Energy, Climate Goals
On Earth Day, President Joe Biden convened world leaders for a climate summit, where he laid out an ambitious goal for U.S. policy on climate change. “The United States sets out to cut our global...
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Kentucky Coal Production, Employment Decline Slows in 1st Quarter
Kentucky coal production and employment fell by the smallest amount in nearly two years, according to new data. The state’s coal mines produced 6.5 million tons in the first three months of 2021,...
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Appalachian Coal Is A Major Source Of Methane, A Potent Greenhouse Gas
Appalachian coal mines emit more than a million tons of methane a year, and overall the region is the largest U.S. source of the potent greenhouse gas, according to new research. The region was the...
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West Virginia Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate.
They’ve towered over the region’s communities for decades. They generated the electricity for homes around the Ohio Valley. They burned coal, a fossil fuel Appalachia has in abundance. But three West...
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Raised In A Coal Mining Family, Now Working On Biden’s Cleaner Energy Future
Earlier this month, Brian Anderson welcomed some special guests to the Department of Energy research laboratory he leads in Morgantown, West Virginia. The state’s pivotal Democratic Senator, Joe...
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Kentucky’s AG Cameron on West Virginia Coal Plant: Close It
Environmental and consumer groups have pushed for the early closure of a 50-year-old coal-fired power plant in West Virginia that serves electricity customers in both West Virginia and Kentucky. They...
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Virginia Regulators Reject Plan to Extend Life of 2 West Virginia Coal Plants
The Virginia Corporation Commission on Monday rejected Appalachian Power’s plan to keep the John Amos and Mountaineer power plants in West Virginia operating through 2040. The commission denied the...
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Coal company CEO indicted on federal money laundering charges
The CEO of a coal company that does business in Kentucky has been indicted on federal charges relating to an international money laundering, wire fraud and bribery scheme. Hunter Hobson is the CEO of...
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Black lung patients, advocates urge mine safety officials to update silica...
Ohio Valley ReSource · Black lung patients, advocates urge mine safety officials to update silica dust standards Jerry Coleman mined West Virginia coal underground for 37 years. When he was in his...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court ruling kills broad EPA plan to ditch coal for renewables
A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Thursday could severely limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to move the nation towards renewable energy. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by...
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