…hostages to Michael Bloomberg’s activists and EPA attorneys who will sue states for any perceived failure to comply. Luckily, governors have a better choice. NMA is advising them to call the agency’s bluff — decline the state plan and let EPA try…
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UPDATE: Murray Energy Confirms 1,829 Layoffs in Appalachia
…Century operation in Belmont County, which employs 650, has reduced its staff by 98 hourly and 10 salaried positions. Post-furlough, 542 will remain on payroll. At sister mine Ohio Valley, known to many as the No. 6 mine, operator the Ohio Valley…
Hundreds Headed for Layoff at Alpha Mines
…decision to idle. No information was released on ramp-down plans. The confirmation of the Rockspring move comes just one week after several dozen other furloughs were announced at additional Alpha mines. Also related to the weak market as well as regulatory obstacles,…
Murray Energy Plans Even Deeper Workforce Cuts
…MEC’s total workforce. The layoffs are expected to be primarily in West Virginia and Ohio. A company spokesman declined to comment on the specific locations and furlough figures until all of the personnel meetings at all locations were complete. Local media in…
Walter Energy May Furlough 370 in Alabama
Walter spokesperson William Stanhouse told Coal Age that Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notices were issued May 15 to 370 of its nearly 1,700 workers at the Jim Walter Resources complex near Bessemer. The federally mandated letters were given to…
Continuous Improvement of Sustainability Performances
…within the Interior Department, does not maintain a historical record of noncompliance. Furthermore, the enforcement of federal law is through the states that have coal mining operations and who elect to be the primary enforcement agency. OSM provides oversight to the various…
Longwall USA 2015 Preview
…NIOSH and MSHA in the health and safety arena to a special longwall risk management discussion by University of Utah professors Thomas Hethmon and Michael Nelson — and that is just the itinerary for the first group of speakers on Tuesday. Session…
Dry Coal Screening
…a boiler furnace. The lower the moisture level of the coal fuel, the more BTUs can be extracted from the coal. Energy is not wasted burning off water, making for a big spike in boiler efficiency. According to the manufacturer, Arch Coal…
People – May 2015
…on the Arch board. Paul A. Lang, previously Arch’s executive vice president and COO, has been elected president and COO. Michael D. Day Edward Szlek Patriot Coal Corp. named Michael D. Day executive vice president and COO. Day previously served as executive…
Murray Energy Idles Century Mine
Company spokesman Gary Broadbent confirmed the immediate stoppage May 10 and also the temporary furlough of about 425 of its 650-worker direct payroll. MEC said Century’s idle is due to an “ongoing destruction of the United States coal industry by President Barack…
River Traffic Returning to Normal
…the largest producers in southern Illinois, turning out a combined 4 million tons of high-sulfur coal in 2014, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration. They also employ more than 420 people. Charlene Murdock, a spokeswoman for St. Louis-based Peabody, the…
Walter Energy Still Standing Amid Bankruptcy Consideration
…with its debtholders to address the company’s capital structure.” In related news, Walter has issued layoff notices to 27 workers at its Willow Creek operation that will be effective June 11. Only 10 workers will remain after the cut. The furlough follows…
Leco Expands Accreditation Scope
…(soils, plant material, ash) for carbon, sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and mercury elemental composition by combustion or inert gas fusion. Accreditation for Leco’s analytical testing lab also complies with the requirements of ISO Standard 17025 and applicable ASTM standards, certifying that chemical…
EPA Faces Scrutiny
…Let Them Eat Cake side of Central Park, the coal industry watched in disbelief as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated another $30 million to the Sierra Club (see Dateline Washington). It’s no secret that the Sierra Club and other…
Utilities Shelling Out Millions to Comply With EPA Rules
…Alliant spent $491 million and Empire spent about $130 million on the projects. In Michigan, DTE Energy Corp. has spent about $1 billion on environmental improvements at its massive, 3,000-megawatt Monroe coal plant to comply with MATS and other EPA regulations, and…
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