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Something’s fishy in Tennessee
(Monday, 20 May 2013)
ENVIRONMENTAL groups have lodged a lawsuit against the Office of Surface Mining and the US Fish and Wildlife service for violating the Endangered Species Act.
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Lobster boat stops coal delivery
(Friday, 17 May 2013)
TWO anti-coal activists have prevented delivery of a 40,000-tonne coal shipment to Brayton Point power station, Massachusetts, by anchoring their lobster boat in the tanker’s way.
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Stingray no fish out of water
(Thursday, 16 May 2013)
MINNESOTA’S Superior Industries has released a material handling product aimed at reducing port and terminal downtime.
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Going back to rehab
(Tuesday, 14 May 2013)
MINERS may need to reconsider their strategies for site rehabilitation as corporate responsibility standards expand beyond ecological concerns to address the most dreaded of resource operation aftermaths, the ghost town.
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New solutions for air and water quality assessment in mining regions
(Monday, 13 May 2013)
NEW research to develop guidelines to assess air quality in mining regions is underway between The University of Queensland and INCT-ACQUA, a research institute supported by three leading institutions in Brazil.
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State officials investigating WV seepage
(Thursday, 9 May 2013)
WEST Virginia Department of Environmental Protection investigators are looking into the seepage of alkaline iron into a Boone County creek, and while a neighboring mine has not been blamed for the issue, it has reportedly taken steps to reroute the contaminant flow.
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Mooted budget cuts put carbon capture at risk
(Thursday, 9 May 2013)
REPORTS about federal government funding cuts to its clean energy initiatives that could include cuts to the Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Flagships program are of grave concern to the coal industry and the environment, according to the Australian Coal Association.
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Fire underfoot
(Wednesday, 8 May 2013)
COLORADO officials have discovered that at least seven coal fires are smouldering near the site of a wildfire that burned through the southwest of the state last year.
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Democrats urge EPA to consider methane
(Wednesday, 8 May 2013)
TWO Democratic lawmakers are putting pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate methane emissions from coal mines after the agency last week ruled against regulating the gas.
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Coal acreage may be up for grabs in Ohio
(Tuesday, 7 May 2013)
THE Wayne National Forest has completed environmental analysis of the proposed leasing of approximately 433 acres of federally owned coal underlying the Ohio forest.
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Sustainable mining practises: reducing diesel use for mine fleets
(Monday, 6 May 2013)
AUSTRALIAN miners are under increasing pressure to reduce costs across all areas of operations. What are some of the biggest savings achievable from implementing sustainable mining practices?
By Kate van Namen, senior energy specialist, Golder Associates
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Watchdog forces expansion rethink
(Thursday, 2 May 2013)
AN environmental watchdog’s appeal against an expansion of Arch Coal’s Sufco mine has halted the approvals process.
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Is Australia prepared to burst the ‘carbon bubble’?
(Thursday, 2 May 2013)
AUSTRALIAN coal mining giants and investors have been put on notice following a study showing that the industry is under ever-increasing pressure as countries invest in renewable energy and prop up emissions trading schemes.
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Skyline and Sufco mines attract environmental accolades
(Wednesday, 1 May 2013)
ARCH Coal’s Skyline and Sufco mines in Utah have earned state recognition with a 2013 earth day award for exhibiting outstanding environmental efforts.
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New Hill to face WV supreme court
(Tuesday, 30 April 2013)
THE battle to prevent the expansion of a West Virginia surface mine is headed for the state Supreme Court.
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Don't bring climate change into it
(Monday, 29 April 2013)
DO NOT factor global climate change into coal exports or leasing, urges Wyoming governor Matt Mead.
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Qld govt acts on Gladstone housing shortage
(Monday, 29 April 2013)
THE Toolooa Priority Development Area (PDA) scheme has been approved by the Queensland government, signalling the next phase of measures to alleviate the housing shortage around Gladstone’s resource and infrastructure projects.
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Study pokes holes in slurry safety
(Thursday, 25 April 2013)
THE walls of coal slurry impoundments may be dangerously weak, according to a study conducted by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
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Group calls for MTR moratorium
(Thursday, 25 April 2013)
A GROUP of scientists and physicians have released research analysis on ties between mountaintop removal mining and serious health problems, urging a moratorium on the mining method.
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Govt approves Sukunka, Carbon Creek substitutions
(Wednesday, 24 April 2013)
CANADIAN Environment Minister Peter Kent has given approval to environmental assessment substitution requests for the planned Sukunka and Carbon Creek coal projects in British Columbia.
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Spruce out after not sprucing up
(Wednesday, 24 April 2013)
A FEDERAL appeals court says the US Environmental Protection Agency has the right to revoke a mining permit in order to protect water sources and wildlife.
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Greens proposed amendment could endanger Gunnedah projects
(Wednesday, 24 April 2013)
MAJOR coal mining developments in New South Wales’ Gunnedah Basin may be under threat if the Greens succeed in amending legislation to make federal approval of mining developments with water conditions retrospective.
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WPL to shut units and spend $1 billion
(Tuesday, 23 April 2013)
A CLEAN Air Act settlement agreement has been reached between the US Environmental Protection Agency and Wisconsin Power and Light Company.
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Carbon price could crash to less than $3/t: RepuTex
(Tuesday, 23 April 2013)
MARKET analysts predict Australia's carbon price may crash to less than $3 per tonne when it links with Europe's emissions trading scheme in 2015.
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EPA’s coal plant waterway woes
(Monday, 22 April 2013)
THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is lining up coal-fired power plants again, this time using the Clean Waters Act.
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Alliance wants to “set the record straight” on exports
(Monday, 22 April 2013)
AN alliance of companies and organizations in the Pacific Northwest has hit back at claims that the export terminals proposed for Oregon and Washington are hazardous to the environment and local health.
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Environmentalists take aim at Ameren in suit
(Monday, 22 April 2013)
THE SIERRA Club and three other environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Illinois claiming more than 1000 Clean Air Act violations at Ameren Energy’s ED Edwards coal-fired generation plant in central Illinois.
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Bradken opens $87M Chinese foundry
(Monday, 22 April 2013)
DESPITE recognising the challenges of a slow global market and declaring a reduction in its output and resources, global manufacturing company Bradken has opened its low-alloy steel foundry in Xuzhou, China.
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WCA praises EU as IEA reports carbon emissions stagnant
(Monday, 22 April 2013)
THE World Coal Association has welcomed the European Parliament’s vote against proposals to intervene in the carbon credit market by “backloading” the auctioning of carbon allowances.
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Bradken opens $87M Chinese foundry
(Friday, 19 April 2013)
DESPITE recognising the challenges of a slow global market and declaring a reduction in its output and resources, global manufacturing company Bradken has opened its low-alloy steel foundry in Xuzhou, China.
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