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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

WV Congressional Delegation to Seek Repeal of EPA Regs

Via The Charleston Gazette: With Republican Donald Trump set to take over the White House in January, West Virginia’s congressional members are calling for a rollback of federal air-pollution regulations, a repeal of the President Barack Obama’s signature health care law and for the new president to support spending on infrastructure and miners’ pensions. After […]

A New Administration and a New Congress Means a New Beginning

November 11, 2016 The U.S. mining industry looks forward to working with the Trump administration and the 115th Congress on a wide range of issues of mutual interest. Meeting the needs of the American people cannot be accomplished without a robust mining industry. And a robust mining industry is only possible with reasonable laws and […]