"Montana Mine Project Tangled In Coal Company Bankruptcy"
"Montana officials are proceeding cautiously with the $86 million Otter Creek Mine project now that developer Arch Coal has filed for bankruptcy."
Source: Billings Gazette, 01/13/2016
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"SOTU: Obama Vows to Revamp Federal Coal Leasing Program"
"President Obama pledged on Tuesday to push for changes in how the federal government manages fossil fuel development on public lands, an emerging battleground in the nation's climate policies."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/13/2016
"Arch Coal Files For Bankruptcy, Hit By Mining Downturn"
"Arch Coal, the second-largest U.S. coal miner, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday with a plan to cut $4.5 billion in debt from its balance sheet in the midst of a prolonged downturn in the coal industry."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2016
"Oil Prices Slide Again, and the Bottom Is Not Yet in Sight"
"The continuing collapse in commodity prices pushed oil futures still lower Monday, and analysts predicted that the slide was far from over."
Source: NY Times, 01/12/2016
"Kentucky Is Buying Other States’ Coal Instead Of Its Own"
"Kentucky may be the nation’s third-leading coal producer, but over the years it has increasingly turned to other states to supply coal for its power plants."
Source: McClatchy, 01/11/2016
"Oil Plunge Sparks Calls For Congress To Act"
"As the price of oil plunges to its lowest point in 12 years — and threatens to drag the broader U.S. economy down with it — lawmakers say Congress should consider helping teetering energy companies with policy fixes beyond the decision to lift the oil-export ban."
Source: The Hill, 01/11/2016
"Company Behind Methane Leak Is Ordered to Offset the Climate Damage"
"California governor’s state-of-emergency declaration includes requirement that gas utility pay to fully mitigate the leak's emissions of methane."
Source: InsideClimate News, 01/11/2016
"U.S. Coal Production Dropped to 30-Year Low in 2015"
"Coal production in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level in 30 years thanks in part to low natural gas prices and climate policies encouraging utilities to switch to natural gas to generate electricity."
Source: Climate Central, 01/11/2016
"TransCanada to Sue U.S. for Blocking Keystone XL Pipeline"
"TransCanada said on Wednesday that it would seek $15 billion in damages over the Obama administration’s decision to cancel the company’s Keystone XL pipeline project."
Source: NY Times, 01/07/2016
"Oil Prices Decline More Than 5 Percent as Stockpiles Increase"
"Oil prices plunged again on Wednesday by more than 5 percent as investors paid more attention to signs that global stockpiles are growing than to increasing instability in the Middle East and North Africa."
Source: NY Times, 01/07/2016
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