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White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities Department of Energy Announces $109.5 Million to Support Energy Jobs, Executive Director to Spearhead Interagency Efforts Today, theWhite House Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization released a report that was delivered to President Biden and included the initial recommendations from the Interagency Working Group  to catalyze economic revitalization, create...

In  Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards v. Red River Coal Co., ___ F.3d ___, No. 19-2194, 2021 WL 1182464 (4th Cir. 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit held that Red River Coal Companys (Red River) compliance with its Clean Water Act permit shielded Red River from liability under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. Several citizens groups brought suit against Red River for discharges of pollutants from the inactive North Fox Gap Surface Mine in Virginia. Those d...

+ Surface Mining, Plant Hiring and Civil Earthworks Company, Beniwise Ghana Limited (BGL), has announced that it will expand its quality service delivery in the mining sector. This follows their win as “ Best Performer in Contract Mining” at the 6th Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) for the year 2019, which was held in December 2020.  Speaking on the organisation’s business outlook for the year, following their feat, the Project Engineer in charge of Contracts, Monitoring and Evaluatio...

$705.8 billion in 2020 to $786.64 billion in 2021 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5%. The growth is mainly due to the companies rearranging their operations and recovering from the COVID-19 impact, which had earlier led to restrictive containment measures involving social distancing, remote working, and the closure of commercial activities that resulted in operational challenges. The coal mining market is expected to reach $962.88 billion in 2025 at a CAGR of 5%. High efficien...

Editors Note This is the second article in a two-part series on the dramatic and lasting impact of unregulated coal mining that once took place in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Restoration efforts began 40 years ago and have a long way to go. But funding to restore abandoned mine land is largely tied to fees paid by existing coal mining operations. In an odd twist, we need coal in order to clean up coal. As the nation moves away from coal-generated energy, what will fund the work that lies ahea...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 03 April 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: There hasnt been much change ...

Trapper Mine, Colowyo Mine, and Twentymile Mine each received statewide accolades at the annual Colorado Mining Association and the Department of Reclamation, Mining and Safety conference for their hard work over the last few years. Trapper Mine was awarded an Excellence in Reclamation award during the annual conference, while Colowyo, Trapper, and Twentymile earned awards for Outstanding Safety Performance. Individually, Forrest Luke, who recently retired as Environmental Manager of Trapper Mi...

President Joe Biden's vision for a clean energy future isn't just about spending billions on solar panels and wind farms. The White House also wants to hire

  Surface Mining, Plant Hiring and Civil Earthworks Company, Beniwise Ghana Limited (BGL), has announced that it will expand its quality service delivery in the mining sector following their win as “Best Performer in Contract Mining” at the 6th Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA) for the year 2019, which was held in December 2020.  Speaking on the organisation’s business outlook for the year, following their feat, the project Engineer in charge of Contracts, Monitoring and Evaluation a...

Lehigh faces oversight, environment challenges Written by Bruce Barton No news may be good news for residents living near a long-standing quarry and cement plant in the foothills just south of Los Altos. A host of regulators participating in Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian’s annual meeting last week on the status of Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. operations described a “quiet year” in 2020, with an overall slowdown in activity. A recently fi...