22Nov

Thanksgiving – for a New Start from a New Government

November 22, 2016 Tens of thousands of people connected to the coal mining industry suddenly have something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving.  It isn’t only miners that are facing a brighter holiday season. It’s the many others whose livelihoods depend on coal miners to keep the proverbial turkey on the table. Some work in […]
22Nov

Ten Ways to Fix EPA and Jump-Start the Economy

Via Breitbart.com President-elect Donald Trump has an unprecedented opportunity to get the economy moving again while protecting the environment in a reasonable and practical manner. While Republicans have been in charge of the White House and Congress before, there are three major differences between now and then. First, President-elect Trump campaigned on a platform of […]
21Nov

Trump Can Ax the Clean Power Plan by Executive Order

Via The Wall Street Journal: President Obama pledged to wield a pen and phone during his second term rather than engage with Congress. The slew of executive orders, enforcement memorandums, regulations and “Dear Colleague” letters comprised an unprecedented assertion of executive authority. Equally unparalleled is the ease with which the Obama agenda can be dismantled. […]
21Nov

McKinley: Changes to EPA Regs Will Come Quickly Under Trump

Via West Virginia MetroNews: Following re-election, 1st District Congressman David McKinley (R-W.Va.) appeared invigorated in a continued fight against Environmental Protection Agency regulations. His hopeful demeanor could be attributed to an election outcome that will send Donald Trump (R) to the White House. McKinley said voters expressed their pent-up frustrations at the polls. “They just […]
21Nov

Trump Administration Could Bring Real Relief to Coal Communities

Via Breitbart.com Donald Trump praised America’s coal workers throughout the recent presidential campaign. And he vowed to get the coal industry back on its feet. Under the incoming Trump Administration, it’s realistic to believe that relief could be on the way for decimated coal communities. You wouldn’t know this from the mainstream media, however. Too […]
17Nov

Dismantling Obama’s War on Coal

Via PoliZette: Donald Trump praised America’s coal workers throughout the recent presidential campaign — and he vowed to get the coal industry back on its feet. Now that a Trump administration is poised to take office on Jan. 20, it’s realistic to believe that relief could be on the way for decimated coal communities. You […]
17Nov

What Wasn’t Surprising

November 17, 2016: We too were surprised by the election outcome. President-elect Trump’s shocker may have been more unexpected than Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize win. What didn’t surprise us, however, was the revolt of the working class, the blue-collar vote that massively went to Trump and ultimately proved decisive.  We weren’t surprised because many of […]
16Nov

Trump’s Plan for Coal Industry Revival Means Big EPA Changes

Via Newsmax: President-elect Donald Trump’s goal to jump-start the coal industry will likely mean tossing out the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate control agenda, the Washington Examiner reports. Under Trump, the EPA is expected to focus on “genuine pollutants” that pose immediate problems to the public’s well-being. It would move away from carbon pollution, which has […]
14Nov

Trump’s Plan to Bring Back Coal Country Places EPA in Crosshairs

Via The Washington Examiner: President-elect Trump’s plan to bring back the coal industry will likely start by scrapping the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate change agenda, according to a newly appointed member of his transition team. The agency would be dialed back to focus strictly on “genuine pollutants” that pose immediate harm to public health, and […]
10Nov

A President Trump Spells Sudden Optimism for Coal in Pennsylvania

Via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: In recent years, coal communities and power plants, coal’s biggest clients, knew which way the industry was headed. As the power sector’s reliance on coal has waned — and it shuttered coal-fired plants and embraced other fuels — many mining communities felt left behind. At least 18,000 coal mining jobs have been […]