Pandemic Shutdown Is Speeding Up The Collapse Of …

Since the coronavirus hit the U.S., coal mines across the country have begun shutting down, laying off workers and slowing production. Bankruptcies loom everywhere in the industry.Web

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Mining leases rejected due to human rights and emissions

In the recent decision of Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd & Ors (No 6) [2022] QLC 21, President Kingham of the Land Court of Queensland recommended refusal of applications by Waratah Coal Pty Ltd for a mining lease and an environmental authority in relation to a proposed thermal coal mine in the Galilee Basin.Web

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Cop28: US commits to close coal-fired power plants – as it …

The US was one of several countries to join an alliance to phase out power plants that burn coal and has announced rules to cut its methane emissions. Fifty oil and gas companies have signed a ...Web

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Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels

DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The COP28 Presidency released a proposed text of a final climate deal on Wednesday that would, for the first time, push nations to transition away from fossil fuels to ...Web

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Alabama Power's plan for Mobile Bay coal ash must be stopped

Alabama Power's plans to cap a pond full of coal dust threatens nearby Mobile Bay. ... But that decision came only after disaster in which 39,000 tons of the toxic waste poured into a river system ...Web

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Gambling 'America's Amazon'

An annotated satellite image shows the location of Plant Barry relative to the Mobile River, the Mobile–Tensaw Delta, the city of Mobile and Mobile Bay. Plant Barry's coal ash pond is located ...Web

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Citizens plan to appeal Blue Creek Coal Terminal decision

Half of the Mobile Planning Commission approved Walter Energy's Blue Creek Coal Terminal during a lengthy meeting on March 20. The 4-2 vote brings …Web

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Alabama Power coal ash plan a 'travesty,' former US …

Moore called out Alabama Power for its decision to keep the toxic byproduct of burning coal in a pit near the Mobile River instead of trucking it away to a far-away site where it could be...Web

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Taking it to the Streets… and the Mines | Blogs | CDC

Mobile Hearing Tests. Miners are at increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss from the use of high-powered motorized equipment, air-powered tools, and work involving striking, drilling and digging. ... In addition to the program offering easy access for coal miners to health screenings, it also allows researchers to identify trends in ...Web

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No coal ash as Pickens County settles landfill lawsuit

No coal ash: Pickens County settles landfill lawsuit, will loan $3 million for completion. Pickens County officials said they have completed a settlement that will keep coal ash out of a 400-acre ...Web

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Environmental group sues over coal ash plan on Alabama coast

Published 5:00 PM PST, September 26, 2022. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A coastal environmental group filed suit Monday trying to block a decision by Alabama Power Co. to leave millions of tons of coal ash along a riverside in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, where opponents say a spill could devastate a huge ecosystem. The federal lawsuit by Mobile …Web

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3 takeaways from the Supreme Court's big climate ruling

U.S. coal production dropped 35 percent between 2015 and 2021, according to the Energy Information Administration. The Sierra Club 's anti-coal campaign contends that 357 coal-fired power plants ...Web

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Coal dust concerns prompt lawsuit against Mobile

Pete Burns talks to the media after the Mobile City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, against an appeal of a Planning Commission decision to allow a company on the city's waterfront to ...Web

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COP28 ends with call to 'transition away' from fossil fuels; UN's

COP28 had been scheduled to close on Tuesday, but intense overnight negotiations on whether the outcome would include a call to "phase down" or "phase out" planet heating fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal forced the conference into overtime.. This is the main sticking point that pit activists and climate-vulnerable countries against some …Web

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Summary of Global Climate Action at COP 28

1 Decision 1/CP.27, paras. 58 and 59. 2 Page. Note that all numbers of signatories or members to the initiatives and declarations reflect ... organizations, launched the Coal …Web

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Reconsideration of Duke Energy rates a challenge for NC …

The state Supreme Court has ordered the N.C. Utilities Commission to reconsider two 2018 rulings on $675M in coal-ash costs for Duke Energy utilities. But only three of the current seven board ...Web

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'Coal war' in Oakland could be settled by judge ruling

The fate of the long-running "coal war" in Oakland may come down to who a judge decides is to blame in a contract dispute between the city and one of its most prominent real-estate developers ...Web

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At end of Oakland coal trial, stakes are high

In 2016, the Oakland City Council approved an ordinance banning the handling and storage of coal within Oakland. The developers sued in federal court and won a ruling in 2018 that barred the city from applying its coal ban to the terminal project. During those two years, the two parties continued to work together on the development of the …Web

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COP28 ends with call to 'transition away' from fossil …

COP28 had been scheduled to close on Tuesday, but intense overnight negotiations on whether the outcome would include a call to "phase down" or "phase out" planet heating fossil fuels like oil, gas and …Web

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How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA's …

And coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, powers about 20% of US electricity. Emissions from power production rose last year for the first time since 2014, an increase that was mainly driven by coal use.Web

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Coal Mine Closure and a Just Transition for All

Coal remains a mainstay of the power sector globally, heavily concentrated in many countries that either produce and/or consume coal. But coal is increasingly …Web

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APS sues state regulators, seeks reversal of decision to cut revenue

The 3-2 decision by the elected regulators left APS with $119 million less in annual revenue from its base rates, a lower return on equity and other cuts that the company said were not lawful.Web

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PRC examiners say PNM made poor decisions investing in coal …

Dec. 14—Public Regulation Commission hearing examiners released their suggestions last week on how state regulators should handle long-standing, controversial issues regarding how the Public Service Company of New Mexico should recover investments — or not — it made in coal and nuclear power plants. If state …Web

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Legacy of coal: An 'absolutely massive' environmental …

Olyphant. A half-hour north, near the town of Olyphant, a 15-acre fire in an underground coal mine vents a rotten egg smell through crevices and pipes. It has been burning for 17 years. After ...Web

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Germany's confounding climate move to opt for coal …

Germany's decision to restart old coal plants rather than extend the life of its nuclear power facilities reflects a failure of environmental priorities. The cooling towers of a nuclear power ...Web

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Three Observations on China at COP28 | Asia Society

In the final days of COP28, the decision related to coal has seen several iterations. The final decision "calls on" parties to contribute to global efforts in "accelerating efforts towards the phase-down of unabated coal power" (paragraph 28b, FCCC/PA/CMA/2023/L.17 ).Web

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FACT SHEET: Biden-

The report identifies a range of effects where better analysis would meaningfully improve government decision making, including: wildfires and extreme weather; the effects of public benefit ...Web

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TVA plan details option to demolish Bull Run power plant

The Bull Run facility covers 750 acres along the north bank of Bull Run Creek and adjacent to the Clinch River in Anderson County. The facility is capable of producing 889 megawatts of energy, or ...Web

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TVA Board reinstates board votes on projects replacing two coal …

Replacing coal with gas at Cumberland. Under Lyash's decision-making, TVA took steps toward replacing one of Cumberland's two aging coal-fired units with a combined cycle natural gas plant ...Web

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Environmental group sues over coal ash plan on Alabama coast

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A coastal environmental group filed suit Monday trying to block a decision by Alabama Power Co. to leave millions of tons of coal …Web

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Coal Dust Concerns Prompt Lawsuit Against Mobile

A Port of Mobile-based company should conduct a risk benefit analysis before storing or handling coal, maintains a lawsuit against the City Council and city Planning Commission. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 5, claims the council and commission failed in recent months to determine the extent to which public health would be affected by coal dust ...Web

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Adani mine: three major insurers to have no further involvement in coal

Construction has started on the Adani coal site – one of the most controversial fossil fuel projects in Australia's history. ... The decision to break ties with the Adani project was related ...Web

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Implementation of Explosion Safety Regulations in Design of a Mobile

An example of a mobile robot that is designed fo r usage in coal mines is the Mine Rescue Robot (MINBOT) [15]. Its second generation—MINBOT-II—is developed based on the experiences learn tWeb

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Judge says Alabama Power can face suit over storing coal ash by …

Alabama Power's plan to leave 21 million tons of coal ash waste in an unlined impoundment on the Mobile River took another hit last week, as a federal judge …Web

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Australian court overturns ruling requiring mine approvals to …

Australia is the world's no.2 exporter of coal used in power generation, in terms of export volume. The original ruling, which related to approval of a coal mine extension in the state of New ...Web

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A conservative-leaning court just issued a surprise …

The new mining territory contains 2 billion tons of coal, that when combusted, would produce 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the emissions 1,000 coal-burning power plants ...Web

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Justices Back Rule Limiting Coal Pollution

The Supreme Court decision is only the latest blow to coal. Also on Tuesday, a Federal District Court ordered the E.P.A. to propose by Dec. 1 a new nationwide regulation to rein in smog pollution ...Web

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Federal Register :: Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment

This subpart applies to surface mobile equipment at surface coal mines and surface work areas of underground coal mines. The purpose of this safety program is to promote and support a positive safety culture and improve miners' safety at the mine. § 77.2101. Definitions.Web

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TVA retires Bull Run Fossil Plant, closing another coal plant as it

TVA met its goal of retiring the Bull Run Fossil Plant by Dec. 1, 2023, and said the plant "finished strong" with a 48-day continuous run to burn its last remaining coal. Its recent summer net ...Web

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