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According to federal regulators, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality did not take appropriate action against Alpha Natural Resources when it was allowed to continue to mine without putting up adequate reclamation bonds.
A judge in Richmond, VA approved coal giant Alpha Natural Resources’ plan to get out of bankruptcy. The approval went through, in part, because Alpha agreed to put up real financial assurances to cover future reclamation costs, which totaled hundreds of millions of dollars.
A judge in Richmond, VA approved coal giant Alpha Natural Resources’ plan to get out of bankruptcy Thursday. The approval went through, in part, because Alpha agreed to put up real financial assurances to cover future reclamation costs, which totaled hundreds of millions of dollars.
Regulators heard from all sorts of people, from firefighters to business owners to coal miners, at a meeting in Grand Junction, CO last week on potential reforms to the federal coal program.
Peabody Coal, Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources all declared bankruptcy in the last year. When coal companies go broke, who pays to clean up the mines? Inside Energy’s Leigh Paterson explains.
With three of the four largest American coal companies in bankruptcy, a federal regulator gave a blunt assessment Wednesday of potential problems with future coal mine clean up. The Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSMRE) is asking for public comment on a petition calling for strengthened regulations on coal mine reclamation.
Coal miners, state lawmakers, environmentalists and land advocates all came together in Casper, Wyoming on Tuesday to weigh in on coal.
On Monday, a bankruptcy court judge approved Alpha Natural Resource’s request to cancel labor agreements and reduce retiree benefits for unionized workers.
Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. fell by 12% in 2015, compared to 2005 levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
