Coal in the News

21Feb

Trump’s Tariffs Reinvigorating Coal Industry

Although controversial, President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could provide a much-needed boost to the coal industry. Paringa Resources CEO Grant Quasha explains why. Watch the video.
20Feb

Reliable Energy Production is Too Important to Risk

Via The Kansas City Star: What to do about the Clean Power Plan, or CPP, which has been hanging around in bureaucratic limbo since the closing days of President Barack Obama’s administration? Obama considered it the centerpiece of his climate agenda. But the Supreme Court issued a stay against its massive costs in 2016, and then President Donald […]
14Feb

NMA Supports Tax Credit to Safeguard Reliable Coal Based Power Generation

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn today issued the following statement in support of “The Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act,” sponsored by Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.). The bill, a response to threats to the resiliency of the nation’s power grid due to the loss of almost 600 coal plants nationwide since […]
12Feb

Power Plan’s Defeat Brought Real Change

Via Huntington News: Two years ago, the outlook for West Virginia’s energy sector seemed grim. We feared for the future of families whose living depends upon coal mining. We were concerned about our state’s economy and energy production. We faced the possibility of another anti-coal president, this one with an environmental agenda even more radical than […]
07Feb

Trump Repealed 1 Obama-Era EPA Regulation and Saved Countless Jobs

Via The Western Journal: The Trump administration’s decision to rescind global warming regulations on power plants likely prevented more coal plants and mines from shutting down, according to government data. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest energy outlook projects coal-fired power capacity to continue to decline through 2050, but fewer coal plants will retire than if the Clean […]
06Feb

Chinese Steelmaking Sparks Mini-revival for Ailing Coal Industry

Via The Washington Examiner: Consol Energy saw a record year at its coal export terminal in Baltimore in 2017, serving ships bound for Asia and Europe. The company mined some of the coal itself from its three sites in southwestern Pennsylvania, mostly in the form of traditional thermal — or steam — coal, used for electricity […]
31Jan

Trump Celebrates End of Wars on ‘American Energy’ and ‘Clean Coal’

Via The Washington Examiner: President Trump on Tuesday night celebrated his administration’s success in implementing its “energy dominance” agenda. “We have ended the war on American energy, and we have ended the war on beautiful clean coal,” Trump declared during his first State of the Union address. “We are now proudly an exporter of energy to […]
30Jan

Infrastructure Package Could Mean a Win-Win for a Divided Nation

Via The Washington Examiner: These are certainly turbulent times in Washington. But just as partisan division appears to block progress, a new political consensus could emerge on a key initiative—and one that could provide the equivalent of long-term healthcare for the economy. In President Trump’s State of the Union address tonight, we’re likely to hear him […]
29Jan

More Electric Cars Mean More Coal And Natural Gas

Via Forbes: Electric cars are a rapidly growing market. In 2017, sales in the U.S. were up nearly 30%, to about 200,000 units. This surge is even more impressive given that the very low gasoline prices we have seen obviously incentivize sticking with the traditional oil-based, internal-combustion-engine purchase. There are now numerous initiatives globally to ban the sale of […]
29Jan

EPA Frees Arkansas from Obama-era Coal Restrictions

Via The Washington Examiner: The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it has scrapped limits on coal burning that the Obama administration imposed on Arkansas, which were expected to force power plants in that state to invest in costly upgrades or shut down, and instead said Arkansas was free to pursue its own plan to cut […]