David Zageer, a longtime resident of Lexington, KY, a mining engineer and former Assistant Secretary for the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), died December 10, at the age of 90.
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By The Associated Press
ST. MARYS, W.Va. -- West Virginia regulators are questioning FirstEnergy Corp.'s plan to close three aging coal-fired power plants.
The state Public Service Commission has ordered the company to keep the Albright, Willow Island and Rivesville power stations operable while it reviews the plan.
Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy plans to retire the plants by Sept. 1. The company attributes the shutdowns to new federal environmental regulations that are designed to reduce emissions of toxic pollutants from coal- and oil-fired plants.
In its order, the PSC said it wants to review the factors that justify closing the plants, the impact on customers and what options were considered.
FirstEnergy spokesman Mark Durbin told the Parkersburg News and Sentinel that the company is working to answer the PSC's questions.
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We would like to recognize the Friends and Families of Coal group for their efforts with the "Keep the Christmas Lights On" group ... They are showing the true spirit of this holiest of seasons. On their own they have raised more than $25,000 to help unemployed coal miners and their families. Much more is needed to make sure that no coal miner's family faces a Christmas without food, without happiness and feeling alone. If you want to donate time, money, food, toys, please call Roger Horton at 304.687.9407 or email him at onearmrider@yahoo.com. You can also visit the link below.
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In this most joyous of seasons, the Friends of Coal would like to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We are so thankful to be part of the family of coal. And we would like to recognize our coal miners and their families for the hard work that they do to make the lights of Christmas burn so brightly. We would like to take a moment and just say thank you to all those who provide service and support to our miners throughout the year.
2012 hasn’t been easy. Far too many of our people are laid off, but we believe the future of our industry remains bright, but we need lots of help.
Let us remember that Christmas isn’t about material things … Christmas is about love and in that we West Virginians are wealthy in abundance. And we would like to give thanks to our Creator for the many blessings He has bestowed on us, our State and our Nation.
A Message from the Friends of Coal
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Being part of the group who appealed EPA’s MATS rule we were advised that EPA has extended the comment period on the proposed MATS Reconsideration Rule by 7 days until January 7, 2013. Below is a link to the Federal Register notice that was published on Wednesday, extending the public comment period. The reason given for the extension is that the proposed rule was published “in the ‘Rules and Regulations’ section of the Federal Register, rather than in the ‘Proposed Rules’ section.” A correction document was published December 5, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 72294).
Reconsideration of Certain New Source and Startup/Shutdown Issues:
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-and Oil-fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, etc., 73968-73969