Home arrow News & Media arrow WVCoal News
MSHA PUBLISHES HEALTH STANDARDS FOR ASBESTOS
Sunday, 03/09/2008
On Friday, February 29, 2008, the Mine Safety and Health Administration published in the Federal Register, as a separate Part IV, revisions to its existing health standards for asbestos exposure at metal and nonmetal mines, surface coal mines, and surface areas of underground coal mines.  This final rule reduces the permissible exposure limits for airborne asbestos fibers. 

http://www.msha.gov/REGS/FEDREG/FINAL/2008finl/E8-3828.pdf
 
CAPTIVE AUDIENCE DIES IN SENATE JUDICIARY
Sunday, 03/09/2008
Thanks for all your calls, messages, visits and efforts.  They paid off and this article describes the current status.  This proves that business groups can unite and have a very positive result. Thanks again.
Read more...
 
America's hottest export: Coal
Saturday, 03/08/2008
Crippling snowstorms in China, floods in Australia and blackouts in South Africa might seem like problems a world apart. But they’re closer than you think.

Since Jan. 1, crises such as these have strained coal markets already stretched thin by soaring Asian demand, and the impact is reverberating to mines in West Virginia and Wyoming, which are being counted on to fill the void.
Read more...
 
Appy Power President Details New Plant
Friday, 03/07/2008
The state Public Service Commission has given American Electric Power the go-ahead to build a $2.3-billion plant in Mason County that will be the first of its kind in the world.
It's called an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant. Dana Waldo, the president of Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of AEP, says both clean energy processes they'll be doing aren't cutting edge but putting them together is.
Read more...
 
Thanks to Register Herald for informative article
Friday, 03/07/2008
I am writing to thank Dawn Dayton and The Register-Herald for publishing the informative article on mountaintop mining. I’m certain that those who contend that mining and environmental stewardship cannot co-exist will not be moved by my support for the article or mountaintop mining in general. However, Ms. Dayton is to be commended for investing her time and a great deal of common sense to arrive at her well-thought-out opinions.
Read more...
 
More...
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>