Category Archives for Stream Buffer Zone Rule
Four Critical Energy Issues to Watch in 2017
President-elect Trump will likely start rolling back eight years of Obama administration climate regulations and restrictions on coal, oil and gas development The U.S. may be on the cusp of a stark turning point in energy and climate policy with … Continue reading
Coal offers cautious optimism for Trump at first post-election conference
URL: https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/article.aspx?CDID=A-38623833-12331&KPLT=4 SNL, Christopher Coats, 12/8/2016 At one of the first industrywide gatherings since Election Day, the coal sector offered cautious optimism about the Trump administration’s impact on the industry after years of challenges. Gathered in New York for the … Continue reading
After the Election: What Coal Needs Most
Energy and Environment Monitor, M. Shane Harvey and Jackson Kelly, (11/28/2016) Energy and Environment Monitor, M. Shane Harvey and Jackson Kelly, (11/28/2016) URL: http://eem.jacksonkelly.com/2016/11/after-the-election-what-coal-needs-most.html My colleagues and I have the privilege of working with coal operators every day in the … Continue reading
Reports: Trump to pick Okla. attorney general for EPA
WASHINGTON – Media sources are reporting President-elect Donald Trump will name Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The American Coal Council welcomes the choice of Pruitt. In his capacity as Oklahoma AG, Scott … Continue reading
Pardon us if we don’t believe you
A new Politico.com article may have inadvertently let a post-election cat out of the bag. “Uttered in 2008, still haunting Obama in 2012” looks at the political fallout suffered by the Obama campaign when then-candidate Obama gave an unguarded comment … Continue reading
EPA loses second major case
The EPA may have to soon admit that they have overstepped their bounds as court cases are beginning to pile up against them and their regulatory assault on property rights and their legal jurisdiction. A March 21 SCOTUSblog post detailed … Continue reading
ACC Coal Q&A – Coal Mine Permitting Complications
Dont forget to register for the October 31st, 2011 Coal Q&A webcast Coal Mine Permitting & Complications A Webcast Dialogue on Critical Coal Industry Issues Jason Bostic, Vice President West Virginia Coal Association Monday, October 31st ~ 2:30-4:30 pm Eastern … Continue reading
Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WVa) comments on proposed changes to Stream Buffer Zone Rule
No editorial comment needed. Rep. Rahall’s statement speaks for itself. “Without a doubt, the new stream buffer zone rule under consideration by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is unworkable; it would, unquestionably, adversely affect coal mining and … Continue reading
Stream Buffer Zone Rule another attack on coal
In a September 26 field hearing, the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources heard testimony that detailed how the Office of Surface Mining, Enforcement and Regulation’s (OSM) drastic rewrite of the Steam Buffer Zone Rule amounts to one more … Continue reading