US coal news
Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh has a history of limiting regulation
With a history of challenging federal regulatory power, US President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court.
Corsa Coal makes new appointments
Matthew Schicke becomes Chief Commercial Officer while Fred Cushmore is the new Vice President, Head of International Sales.
ACCCE appoints new President and CEO
Michelle Bloodworth, previously Chief Operating Officer for the organisation, succeeds Paul Bailey.
Scott Pruitt resigns from EPA
Scott Pruitt has resigned from his position as Environmental Protection Agency Administrator.
Overland conveyor system contract awarded to BEUMER
BEUMER wins contract for overland conveyor system at Knight Hawk coal facility in Illinois.
US Department of the Interior provides US$1 million in conservation funding for watershed restoration
The money will be given to non-profit watershed restoration groups in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Chinese steelmakers reconsidering increasing purchases of US coking coal
The threat of new import tariffs on US coal could see China move towards importing from Australia, Canada and Russia instead.
RepRisk releases report on coal-fired power plants
The report focuses on power plants in India, Bangladesh and the US, along with the environmental, social and governance issues that they are facing.
EPA approves fly ash disposal permit; furthers co-operative federalism
The EPA has approved the first in-the-nation state fly ash permit programme for Oklahoma.
EPA ordered by court to address Maryland ozone petition
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been given three months by a federal court to finish responding to a petition from Maryland seeking emissions cuts from power plants in five states.