Coal states sue California cities and Washington state to force ports to ship exports

Coal states sue California cities and Washington state to force ports to ship exports

Buffeted by falling domestic demand, America’s ailing coal industry set its sights a decade ago on the promise of reaching Asian markets. But that meant shipping from West Coast ports, and politicians there had other ideas. Some coastal communities, taking a stand against coal to fight climate change and protect public health, acted to block […]

Efforts To Boost Coal Exports Progress

The House Revenue Committee went back and forth over a bill that looks to incentivize coal exports, voting 5 to 3 to move the bill forward. House Bill 231, Coal Severance Tax Exemption – Canadian and Mexican Ports, is one of three bills with the goal of boosting exports this session along with the Wyoming Coal Marketing […]

China to offer tariff exemptions on US coal product imports (Platts)

Singapore — China will offer tariff exemptions on several US imports, the China’s Ministry of Finance said Tuesday, that includes US-origin metallurgical coal and thermal coal, with traders are saying the move could benefit the latter more than met coal. According to the statement, China will not levy its 301 countermeasures against imported goods from […]

India’s future energy options all add up to coal, agree the experts (PV Magazine)

Panellists including a government representative and a member of the chief policy thinktank used by Narendra Modi agreed coal will continue as the staple source of Indian power into the mid century and technology should be employed to ‘clean’ it. Although the hydrogen economy, energy storage options such as lithium and zinc-bromine and solar power […]

U.S. energy secretary hopes Mexico, Canada will help export American coal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette said on Friday that Canada and Mexico could help export U.S. coal to Asia to get around the blocking of shipments by West Coast states concerned about the impact of the fuel on climate change. Brouillette said he expects the two U.S. neighbors will offer opportunities to […]