US coal news

Lemonade, which has over US$100 million in investments, has become the first US insurer to commit to never invest in coal and urged others to follow suit.

Ramaco Resources has provided an updated status of its mining operations at the Berwind coal mine complex, and has revealed its domestic sales commitments for 2019.

FirstEnergy Solutions has filed a deactivation notice for its oil and coal-fired power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The winning projects represent the nation’s highest achievements in abandoned mine land reclamation, demonstrating innovative reclamation techniques and completing reclamation that resulted in outstanding on-the-ground performance.

Contura Energy, Inc. ANR, Inc. and Alpha Natural Resources Holdings, Inc. (together, “Alpha”), announce the public filing by Contura of a registration statement on Form S-4 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to their proposed merger.

The Clean Power Plan would have caused more coal-fired power plants to retire prematurely even though policy makers have become increasingly concerned that coal retirements are a threat to grid resilience and national security, says ACCCE.

A 3 day liquidation event will take place at the retired Brayton Point power plant in September, once the largest fossil-fuelled power plant in New England.

President Trump is to publish his new coal initiative plan later this week, which is to replace former US President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan.

NETL research projects and strategic partnerships are underway, which focus on recovering rare earth elements from domestic coal and coal-related by-products.