Articles Tagged with ''coal''

The House Committee on Natural Resources today is scheduled to review HR 1778, which would require congressional approval of any future moratorium on coal leases on federal lands.

The latest Annual Coal Report (ACR) from the Energy Information Administration shows 2016 production decreased 18.8 percent, yielding the lowest annual production level since 1979 at 728.4 million short tons.

United Nations climate assessments call for an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2017 - Saying the federal government should not pick winners and losers in energy markets, a group of U.S. manufacturers urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to terminate the Energy Department’s proposed rule, which they say would prop up unprofitable coal and nuclear plants.

ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct. 25, 2017 - Sixty-three Maryland senators and delegates are urging Gov. Larry Hogan to implement Obama-era standards for coal-fired power plants in the state.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to offer up to $26 million in federally-funded financial assistance for cost-shared research and development projects under the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) Novel and Enabling Carbon Capture Transformational Technologies funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

LONGVIEW, Wash., Oct. 4, 2017 - The Washington Department of Ecology denied Millennium Bulk Terminals’ request for a water quality permit to construct and operate the largest coal export terminal in North America near Longview, Wash.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2017 - House and Senate committees are busily debating energy policy options that include boosting support for coal, carbon capture and storage, using more wind and solar power, addressing climate change, and the federal energy research programs threatened by steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

WASHINGTON, August 30, 2017 - The Energy Department announced the availability of a $50 million funding opportunity through the Office of Fossil Energy to design, construct, and operate two large-scale pilots for transformational coal technologies that improve coal-powered systems’ performance, efficiency, emission reduction, and cost of electricity.