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Ohio’s Supreme Court rules AEP doesn’t owe $74.5M in refunds for coal plant subsidies
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — American Electric Power doesn’t have to refund $74.5 million paid by utility customers in 2018 and 2019, following a unanimous ruling from the Ohio… Read More
The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been… Read More
These coal plants lose money. Other states have walked away, but not West Virginia
By: Curtis Tate | WVPB
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CHARLESTION, W.Va. (WVPB) — Inflation has driven up the cost of many basic necessities: food, housing and energy. What Appalachian Power’s 1.1 million customers may not have known is that… Read More
The energy bill eliminating subsidies for two coal power plants from Ohio’s House Bill 6 has been signed into law
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Subsidies for two coal-fired power plants that Ohio electric utility customers have been paying since even before the scandal-tainted House Bill 6 will soon… Read More
Here are some things to know about the US coal industry and proposed changes under the Trump administration
By: John Raby | Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry. Trump issued executive orders this month to allow mining on federal land. He has… Read More
Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety
By: John Raby | Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The Department of Government Efficiency, created by… Read More
A Kentucky coal firm is held in contempt again over West Virginia mine pollution
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday issued a third contempt order against a Kentucky coal company for failing to submit adequate plans to clean mine pollution at… Read More
Environmentalists are excited, coal backers are cautious about the new EPA rules on coal-burning power plants
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency are aimed at cracking down on pollution produced by coal plants. The EPA rules require them to… Read More
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail a rule to slow the rise of black lung
By: Leah Willingham | Matthew Daly | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock… Read More
Coal firms owned by the family of West Virginia’s governor sued over unpaid penalties
By: John Raby | Denise Lavoie | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous mining law violations that the… Read More
Ohio University researchers will use a federal grant to find environmentally friendly uses for coal
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A team of researchers at Ohio University is using a $2 million federal grant to study ways to take coal, one of the dirtiest fossil fuels,… Read More
The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade… Read More
Appalachian Power files a new lawsuit against coal supplier
By: Curtis Tate | WVPB
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVPB) — Appalachian Power has filed a second lawsuit against one of its largest coal suppliers, this time in New York City. Last Friday, the company filed a… Read More
The Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship’s conviction in place
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it won’t review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was convicted of conspiring to violate safety standards at West Virginia’s… Read More
A coal operator files a countersuit against Appalachian Power
By: Curtis Tate | WVPB
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVPB) — An Ohio coal company has filed a countersuit against Appalachian Power. American Consolidated Natural Resources has responded to Appalachian Power’s lawsuit in the Franklin County Court… Read More
Appalachian Power sues a coal supplier over missed deliveries
By: Curtis Tate | WVPB
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVPB) — Appalachian Power is suing one of its coal suppliers, claiming breach of contract and seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. Appalachian Power wants to… Read More
An Ohio man is dead after an accident at a West Virginia coal mine
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say a coal miner has died in an accident at a northern West Virginia underground mine. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and… Read More
Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?
By: Associated Press
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has “game-changing” incentives for the nuclear energy industry, experts say, and those tax credits are even more… Read More
Feds issue guidance on the cleanup plan for abandoned coal mines
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued guidance for nearly $725 million in funding available this fiscal year for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines… Read More
Coal subsidies and gutted renewable standards remain two years after Householder’s bribery arrest
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — It was a balmy Tuesday morning two years ago when federal agents arrived at the rural Perry County home of Ohio House Speaker Larry… Read More
Researchers say they’ve linked silica dust directly to severe black lung disease
By: Robert Benincasa | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Exposure to a toxic rock dust appears to be “the main driving force” behind a recent epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners, according… Read More
Coal-fired power plants to close after new wastewater rule
By: Michael Rubinkam | AP
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Climate change isn’t what’s driving some U.S. coal-fired power plants to shut down. It’s the expense of stricter pollution controls on their wastewater. Dozens of plants… Read More
Kentucky’s AG Cameron on West Virginia Coal Plant: Close It
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — 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… Read More
West Virginia Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate.
By: Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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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… Read More
Mine Workers’ Leader Wants To Save Last Coal Jobs As Biden Tackles Climate
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (OVR) — United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said he’s been hearing the term “just transition” tossed around for more than 20 years as part of… Read More
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