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Wyoming says its coal mine cleanup policy is flawed

2016-02-17 22:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A program that has allowed U.S. coal companies to forego cleanup insurance on massive western mines is flawed and needs to be fixed, Wyoming officials have told federal regulators. Coal companies must restore the land around spent mines, but roughly $3.6 billion in liabilities could fall to taxpayers under a subsidy called 'self bonding' that allows large coal companies to go without some cleanup insurance, federal officials have warned. Coal operator Alpha Natural Resources Inc left behind...

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U.S. says investigating Wyoming for lax coal oversight

2016-01-23 02:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The leading U.S. regulator for the coal industry on Friday said it suspects Wyoming officials have wrongly allowed mining companies to forego cleanup insurance. The notice begins a formal federal review by the Interior Departments Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement. If federal officials find wrongdoing or an abuse under the law, they could assume oversight of the industry in Wyoming. Specifically, federal regulators want to know whether two now-bankrupt mining companies, Arch...

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Feds query Wyoming regulators about coal-mine bond decisions

2016-01-22 23:51:10| Waste Management - Topix.net

Federal regulators are telling Wyoming to provide more justification for allowing less than full bonding for some of the state's huge coal mines. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement wrote the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality on Thursday seeking more information about decisions involving four open-pit mines owned by Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources.

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Wyoming, USA: Hoist & Crane Company Takes Delivery of "Black Beauty" Stackable Test Weight System

2016-01-12 11:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Have a look a this "Black Beauty" stackable crane test weight system recently shipped to a hoist crane supply and servicing client in Wyoming. This custom designed and fabricated unit consists of a lead filled steel bottom weight of 7,500 lbs. (49"x 49" x 13" and a 6'8" high steel center post with lifting lug. There...

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