Items Tagged with 'coal mining'

The order, first reported by The Wall Street Journal and confirmed by a White House official, comes as the administration plans to repeal the endangerment finding, a landmark climate ruling that determined greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health.

The U.S. Department of Energy wants you to know one thing loud and clear: coal is not going quietly into the energy-transition night.

Adding another layer is EPA’s recent decision to extend the deadline for states’ third-planning-period regional haze plans from 2028 to 2031. 

Critics often focus on the tradeoffs that come with emergency extensions for coal plants.

A new report from the International Energy Agency says renewable energy is surging ahead, but natural gas demand could peak five years later than it forecasted last year.

“Progress is not measured by what we shut down but by what we build,” she said. “We do not need a movement defined by refusal; we need one defined by improvement, innovation and balance.”

The new initiative includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for mining.

Coal is being kept on life support, not because it’s the best or cheapest option, but because of political commitments to an industry long past its prime.

Don’t hesitate to ask for help — from local job centers, retraining programs, or fellow miners who’ve transitioned.

The investment, part of President Donald Trump’s America First Energy Agenda, marks one of the largest federal commitments to land restoration and economic revitalization in coal-producing regions.