The Trump administration has reversed course from the Biden administration and approved 39.9 million tons of coal to be mined in Decker.
The extension will enable the production of approximately 39.9mt of federal coal, while supporting 280 full-time jobs.
The Interior Department approved a federal mining plan modification by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and ...
Coal from the mine is shipped by rail to power plants in Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota and Washington, as well as ...
The Pennsylvania DEP and Stronghold Digital Mining have agreed to cleanup of the company’s coal ash dump in Venango Co. by ...
Mining is no walk in the park. It’s tough, unpredictable, and downright dangerous. As operations get more complex, robotic ...
DOGE terminated leases for more mine safety offices in Kentucky than any other state, a move advocates say comes at the expense of miners' health.
New plans have been submitted for the restoration of the Ffos y Fran site in Merthyr Tydfil but locals who have lived beside ...
The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted seven Kentucky mine safety offices for possible closure, according to the DOGE website.
Last month, the Trump administration nominated mining industry association executive Wayne Palmer to head MSHA.
Despite the coal industry's decline in recent decades ... DOGE data also appears to list two lease terminations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the agency overseeing ...