Wyoming AG Says Lawsuit Over Washington Coal Port Must Go On

Wyoming AG Says Lawsuit Over Washington Coal Port Must Go On

The U.S. Supreme Court needs to stop the state of Washington from unconstitutionally blocking the delivery of Powder River Basin coal to foreign markets, according to the attorneys general for Wyoming and Montana. The two states, in a brief filed with the court, argued justices should take up their challenges to Washington’s denial of permits […]

CHENEY SAYS WASHINGTON STATE TERMINAL DENIAL UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says Washington state’s denial of a coal export terminal to send Wyoming coal to Asian nations violates the U.S. Consitution. The Biden Administration has come out in favor of dismissing a lawsuit by Millenium Bulk Terminals against Washington state for denying permits for an export facility. That prompted Cheney to issue these comments: “This case should […]

Wyoming: States to be sued if coal exports halt

While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping up the dwindling coal industry by suing other states that block exports of Wyoming coal and cause Wyoming coal-fired power plants to shut down. The law signed April 6 by Republican Gov. Mark Gordon […]

11 coal ships depart from Baltimore in week ended March 21: cFlow

Eleven coal-laden ships departed from Baltimore in the week ended March 21, up from six from a week earlier, according to cFlow, Platts’ trade flow software. The total dead-weight tonnage of the departures was 842,940 dwt, up from 608,954 dwt in the prior week, according to the data. Six of the coal carriers remained in […]

Utah is suing a California city over its coal ban

Utah has fully joined the latest round of lawsuits over exporting coal through West Coast ports, this one brought by Utah coal-producer Wolverine Fuels fighting one city’s coal ban that threatens to disrupt an export program that helps keep Utah mines churning.The ordinance passed last year by the Richmond City Council triggers a three-year phaseout on the shipping of […]

US Hampton Roads coal exports climb to four-month high in November

Coal exports out of the terminals in the Hampton Roads region in Virginia climbed to 2.28 million st in November, up 16.7% from October, but 17.4% below the year-ago month, according to data the Virginia Maritime Association released Jan. 5. The 2.28 million st was the third-lowest total for the corresponding month in the last […]

BROUILLETTE TOURS LAMBERT’S POINT COAL TERMINAL

This week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette toured Norfolk Southern’s Lambert’s Point Coal Terminal in Norfolk, Virginia, and met with Norfolk Southern employees. Lambert’s Point is a major coal export hub, as more than one-third of America’s coal exports leave from the site. During the visit, Brouillette highlighted the importance of coal in America’s […]

Port Sets Record for Met Coal Export Shipment

Bulk carrier NSU Welfare in early October loaded 146,479 short tons, equal to 132,883.5 metric tons, of Alabama metallurgical coal bound for Asia, where it fuels steel making. The load set a new export coal shipment record for the Alabama State Port Authority at the Port of Mobile. NSU Welfare is a Newcastle Max class […]