Coal in the News

06Mar

Trump’s Coal Council to Drill Down on Advanced Technology

Via The Washington Examiner: President Trump’s clean coal agenda could get some much-needed clarity as federal advisers take a hard look at advanced technologies to make coal plants more competitive and climate-friendly, as Trump’s plan to repeal regulations will only go so far toward restoring the industry. Some of the experts slated to lead the […]
03Mar

Trump and Big Coal

Via The New York Times: Re “Letting Polluters Run Free” (editorial, Feb. 23): The “fresh hyperbole” you attribute to the president better describes your editorial against the sensible action he took. Contrary to your suggestion, coal companies require a multitude of federal and state permits intended to minimize or avoid impacts to water bodies, and […]
01Mar

4 Major Issues Zinke Will Face on Day One

Via E&E Publishing: Ryan Zinke, a second-term Republican congressman, is expected to be confirmed this morning as the 52nd secretary of the Interior. When he enters the marbled halls of Interior’s headquarters in Washington later today, the former Navy SEAL will be the first Montanan to head the sprawling bureaucracy that manages more than 500 […]
01Mar

President Hits the Mark in Speech to Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Mining Association (NMA) president and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement applauding President Trump’s speech last night to a joint session of Congress: “America’s miners applaud the president for his steadfast support for policies that stimulate economic opportunity, job creation and robust economic growth. Voters have stated a clear preference for […]
28Feb

How Trump Maintains Anti-Regulatory Momentum

Via LifeZette: One of the themes emerging from the new Trump administration is a focus on overturning onerous regulations currently smothering American industries. It’s a laudable goal, since government rules bear so heavily on middle-class job creation. On Feb. 24, the president signed an executive order tasking officials with peeling back excess regulation. The president still […]
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

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 […]