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The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting its first golf tournament on Friday, June 20th at the White Oak Country Club, 1206 Summerlee Road, Oak Hill, WV.
For more information and/or registration information contact:
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The American coal industry is accusing the Obama administration of using the Environmental Protection Agency to end the use of coal despite the president's claim of having an "all of the above" energy policy.
Earlier this year, the EPA issued its Mercury Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which the agency said will eliminate 90 percent of mercury and acid gas released into the air by coal-fired power plants.
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WVDEP is seeking comment on the scope of the administrative rules the agency will promulgate to implement SB 373. Comments must be submitted by May 15, 2014. The comments can be submitted either by email to
Scott G. Mandirola, Director
DEP Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
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Former WV Coal Association Chairman of the Board, Andrew Jordon, along with longtime coal industry executives, Ron Stovash and Pete Lilly, are being inducted into the WV Coal Hall of Fame this coming Thursday evening, May 8, 2014, as part of the annual Joint Meeting of the West Virginia Coal Association, the WV Coal Mining Institute and the CAS/SME.
The meeting will be held on May 7-9 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, WV. The agenda and registration information can be obtained from the WVCA offices by e-mailing:
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Former West Virginia Coal Association President and Chairman of the Board, Gary White, was chosen as one of two winners of the Lorenelle White Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s State Journal Who’s Who in West Virginia Business Awards. Gary was joined by longtime Association and industry friend, Ruth Lemmon, who is president of the West Virginia Automobile and Truck Dealer’s Association.
The awards are made each year in honor of the State Journal’s former publisher, the late-Lorenelle White.
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