US coal news

Murray Kentucky Energy Inc. enters a legally binding transaction agreement with Armstrong Energy Inc. to acquire 51% ownership interest in a new company that will own certain assets formerly held by Armstrong Energy.

Commercial Development Company Inc. (CDC) purchases retired Brayton Point power plant from Dynegy Inc for the purposes of environmental reclamation and redevelopment.

Cloud Peak Energy signs a long-term coal export agreement with JERA Trading to supply a new state-of-the-art Japanese integrated coal gasification combined cycle power plant.

A former executive of a Kentucky coal company joins the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors.

A recent report published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) notes that the majority of US power plants retired in the last decade were powered by fossil fuels.

Murray Energy responds to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's rejection of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposal to help compensate coal and nuclear generation facilities.

Florida Power & Light opens four new solar power plants and closes another coal-fired power plant.

FERC has rejected Energy Secretary Perry’s proposal to rewrite energy regulations with a focus on the coal and nuclear energy market.

Lighthouse Resources files a federal lawsuit against the Washington state administration for blocking coal exports from certain Western states through a terminal in Washington state.

US metallurgical coal producer Corsa Coal announces its 2018 operational and sales guidance.