http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/Story/04-02-09ussteelclairton CLAIRTON — United States Steel Corp.’s $1.1 billion plan to cut pollution at a...
For the week: * U.S. coal production totaled approximately 19.7 million short tons (mmst); * This production estimate is approximately 12.1 percent lower...
Patriot Coal Announces Production Rationalizations ST. LOUIS, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced mine rationalizations...
HOUSTON, April 3 (Reuters) - Plans by the third largest eastern U.S. coal producer to cut production add to an already substantial U.S. output slide amid weak...
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- The Union Pacific Railroad is hauling less coal from Wyoming's Powder River Basin so far this year. Omaha, Neb.-based Union Pacific...
Finally, some sense. Finally, some responsible parties who know the West Virginia economy and all the services that depend on mountaintop removal mining. The...
Obama's comments about bankrupting the entire coal industry and anyone that has the nerve to use coal in any manner, and the pending cap and trade regulation...
I think conflating mountaintop removal mining with all coal mining is a problem, they're not one in the same environmentally, politically (just being...
Nah.. It won't stop instantly, but they are in for 4 years or more of serious hurt. The EPA has been given the authority to declare CO2 a health hazard, and...
The troubled economy is taking a toll on the industry that was once king in Schuylkill County. Sunday, April 12, 2009 The troubled economy is taking a toll on...
PITTSBURGH, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc., a high-Btu bituminous coal and natural gas company, had net income attributable to CONSOL...
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Arch Coal Inc. said Friday its first-quarter earnings slumped more than 60 percent as the mining company released annual guidance well below...
April 24, 2009. For the week, spot prices: • decreased in Northern Appalachia; • remained the unchanged in Central Appalachia, Powder River Basin, Uinta...
The United States does not have a good energy policy, said J. Brett Harvey, president and CEO of CONSOL Energy Inc., speaking to a few dozen shareholders at...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Massey Energy Co. shares soared nearly 24 percent Wednesday after the coal producer announced plans to slash wages and benefits for...
Richmond, Va., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company today reported that produced coal revenue for the first quarter of 2009 increased by 25...
ST. LOUIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The Company...
RICHMOND, Va., May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James River Coal Company, a producer of steam and industrial-grade coal, today announced that it had net income...
Capitol Power Plant to stop use of coal By Jordy Yager Posted: 05/01/09 House and Senate leadership formally announced on Friday that coal would no longer be...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal producer Massey Energy Co. said Tuesday it has cut the base salaries of its chief executive and four other top officials 10...
LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc., today reported a first quarter 2009 net loss of $4.5 million or $0.10 per diluted...
ABINGDON, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., a leading supplier of high-quality Appalachian coal, reported higher coal...
May 9, 2009 HCEA-Ohio Valley Chapter 10th Annual tour 1) Oxford Mining Saxton Pitt Includes P & H 2800 shovel and other equipment 2) Cardinal Power Plant (2...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Consol Energy Inc. has told West Virginia it's eliminating 54 jobs and closing two operations in the state's southern coalfields. ...
ArcelorMittal has told state officials it plans to lay off indefinitely 116 workers at its coke plant in Monessen, beginning in early July. The world's largest...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Coal Corp., a Central and Southern Appalachian coal producer, reports that for the period ended March 31, 2009, it...
ABINGDON, Va. - Alpha Natural Resources will buy Foundation Coal for about $1.4 billion, the companies announced Tuesday, creating one of the nation's largest...