Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports

As states across the Ohio Valley order the closure of non-essential businesses to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, coal mines will remain open. But as with many industries, the global pandemic is straining the coal sector, and some experts say the already struggling industry could face intense challenges in the months ahead as […]

On March 25, 2020

Millennium coal terminal project loses another appeal

Millennium Bulk Terminals has lost another appeal in its effort to build a new coal export terminal in Washington state. A three judge panel of the Washington State Court of Appeals yesterday ruled that the state Shoreline Hearings Board properly upheld a hearing examiner’s decision to deny Millennium’s substantial use and conditional use shoreline permit applications. Millennium […]

On March 19, 2020

Democrats kill coal export bill

A House Democrat’s procedural maneuver cost Speaker of the House Steve Harshman (R-Casper) a win on Friday and may cost the governor tens of millions of dollars to push for coal exports. The action came during the final vote on House Bill 231 – Coal severance tax exemption-Canadian and Mexican ports. The bill provides a […]

On March 12, 2020