22Feb

One Down, Two to Go

February 22, 2017 With the ceremonial removal of the stream rule in the Oval Office last week, a major burden on coal communities and threat to our diverse energy mix was lifted. But the danger from President Obama’s “keep it in the ground” regulatory tear lives on in two key policies: the moratorium on federal […]
16Feb

NMA Salutes President Trump and Congress for Overturning Unnecessary Stream Rule and Saving Jobs

WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement today following President Trump’s signing of the congressional resolution of disapproval that overturns the stream rule: “By signing legislation Congress recently passed to overturn the stream rule, President Trump made a major down payment on his campaign pledge to revive […]
16Feb

Trump to Sign Bill Repealing Obama’s Last-Minute Coal Rule

Via The Washington Examiner: President Trump is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday to roll back the Obama administration’s midnight regulations on the coal industry. The bill, called a resolution of disapproval, was passed by the Senate and House using special powers under the Congressional Review Act to reverse regulations. The resolution would repeal the […]
15Feb

A Rollback, or a Reset?

February 15, 2017 This week the Senate will send a belated Valentine to blue-collar Americans. It’s likely the upper house will confirm either Mr. Zinke as Secretary of the Interior or Mr. Pruitt as the new EPA administrator before adjourning for President’s Day. Both men will be greeted warmly by the many whose jobs are […]
15Feb

Trump Should End Obama Coal Lease Moratorium

Via LifeZette: President Donald Trump has certainly jumped out of the starting gate by issuing a flurry of executive orders taking aim at onerous regulations held over from the Obama administration. It’s a mixed bag, however, given the variety of issues confronting the economy. There is one step that the new administration could take immediately to ensure […]
10Feb

Reviving W.Va. Coal Mines

Via The Wheeling News-Register: Last November’s election of Donald Trump as president and a new class of leaders on the state-level represents a defining moment for our great state and for the West Virginia coal industry. This new leadership recognizes our natural resources as valuable assets, and they have pledged to aggressively advance policies designed […]
10Feb

Stream Rule Provided No Discernible Environmental Benefits

Via The St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  The editorial “Coal 1, Water 0″ (Feb. 7) shows either a complete lack of understanding of the Interior Department’s stream rule or a deliberate attempt to mislead readers. Far from protecting streams, those who have taken the time to examine what the rule actually does know that it provides no […]
10Feb

Lifting the Moratorium on Federal Coal Use

February 9, 2017 What a week for improbable, heroic, logic-defying efforts. First the astonishing comeback by the Patriots, persuading the most hardened doubters of their greatness after overcoming a late 25-point deficit. Then the equally daunting challenge faced by those GOP wise men who sought to persuade us that a carbon tax isn’t really an […]
09Feb

Sean Spicer: Coal Will Be One of the Cleanest Uses of Technology that We Have

Via The Independent: White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that the US would produce “clean coal” and that rolling back regulations from coal plants would be done in a way that was “environmentally friendly”. He told reporters that the Environmental Protection Agency, which will be led by Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt who once sued the […]
09Feb

Another Wave Of Coal Plant Closures Is On The Way, But Can Trump Stop It?

Via The Daily Caller: President Trump has a lot of work ahead of him if he’s going to turn the coal industry around, since experts predict another 12 gigawatts of factory retirements are expected in the coming years. Trump promised to roll back Obama-era environmental regulations hampering energy production, including those targeting coal mining. But […]