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Mountaintop Coal Falls As Renewables, Natural Gas Rise
2015-07-08 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Coal country in West Virginia and eastern Kentucky is riddled with flattened mountain tops and valleys filled in with the rocks and debris that once formed the peaks high above. Mountains blasted from the central Appalachian landscape are signs that the coal industry is at work supplying fuel for electric power plants throughout the region. But that kind of coal production, known as mountaintop removal coal mining, has declined 62 percent since 2008, new U.S. Energy Information Administration...
Ohio University transitions from coal to natural gas fuel
2015-07-08 04:55:28| Energy - Topix.net
Ohio University officials say the campus nestled in the state's coal-mining country will transition from coal to natural gas fuel by the end of the year. The Columbus Dispatch reports the school still uses coal-fired boilers to generate steam to heat and cool campus buildings, but a $5.5 million project to build a pipeline carrying natural gas to the university's power plant is underway.
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Franklin County, Mo., Approves Coal Ash Landfill Zoning Amendments
2015-07-07 23:08:00| Waste Age
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Franklin County leaders have approved zoning code changes that may derail environmental lawsuits that seek to block a coal ash landfill proposed by Ameren Missouri. read more
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Groups seek to block Duke Energy coal ash from former clay mines
2015-07-07 22:33:58| Energy - Topix.net
Three environmental groups want the N.C. Administrative Hearings Office to overturn permits state regulators issued for using coal ash from Duke Energy as structural fill at former clay mines in Lee and Chatham counties. The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued the permits June 5 to Green Meadow LLC and its parent, Charah Inc. They allow coal ash from Duke Energy plants around the Carolinas to be used in mine reclamation projects at the Colon Mine in Lee County and the Brickhaven Mine in Chatham County.
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Coal industry reignited by Supreme Court decision
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Daily: The U.S. coal industry breathed a sigh of relief this week after the Supreme Court blocked President Obamas proposed limits on mercury emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act. The president had been enjoying a winning streak at the nations highest court. Recent decisions upheld his signature healthcare bill and the right of same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states. His record on the environment, however, just took a significant hit. This most recent case overturned one in...
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