Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:50:07 GMT
Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now.
Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:23 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:23:00 GMT
VICKI SMITH Associated Press JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) - Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by the trickle of nearby water.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:00:23 GMT
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers'
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:29:23 GMT
HUNTINGTON - A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. Marshall University's Center for Environmental,
A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:35:02 GMT
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin and Rep. Nick Rahall announced they are pushing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to maintain a strong focus on mine safety as the agency considers spending cuts.
In a letter to DOL's acting secretary, the members of Congress pushed back on DOL's sequestration plans that would "disproportionately cut the Solicitor of Labor's efforts to reduce the backlog of appeals at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission."
According to a news release issued by Rockefeller's staff, the backlog of appeals of health and safety violations from mining companies has weakened the deterrent effect of mine safety citations and their penalties and also undermined efforts to penalize mines that have repeat safety violations. To help rectify this, Congress appropriated $22 million through the Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to reduce the backlog of appeals at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission.
"While the sequester is imposing hardships on multiple agencies within DOL, these staff cuts to the backlog effort are plainly disproportionate to other work carried out in the Solicitor's office," the letter states. "We find this decision to be unacceptable and instead we believe the Solicitor's Office should apply only proportional cuts to this program activity, so that efforts can be maximized to reduce the backlog of mine safety cases."
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