US coal news

Contura Energy (Contura) submits registration statement on Form S-4 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed merger between Contura, ANR, Inc. and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings (together, Alpha).

In addition to the 21 threatened mines, there are 154 mines in the US that sold coal to just one US utility-scale buyer last year. An additional 44 mines sold their coal to just two such buyers last year, some of which are among the coal plants already slated for retirement.

With a history of challenging federal regulatory power, US President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.

Matthew Schicke becomes Chief Commercial Officer while Fred Cushmore is the new Vice President, Head of International Sales.

Michelle Bloodworth, previously Chief Operating Officer for the organisation, succeeds Paul Bailey.

Scott Pruitt has resigned from his position as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.

BEUMER wins contract for overland conveyor system at Knight Hawk coal facility in Illinois.

The money will be given to non-profit watershed restoration groups in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

The threat of new import tariffs on US coal could see China move towards importing from Australia, Canada and Russia instead.

The report focuses on power plants in India, Bangladesh and the US, along with the environmental, social and governance issues that they are facing.