The Energy Report
Virginia Uranium Mining Ban Goes to Supreme Court
In May, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case regarding mining companies’ attempt to overturn Virginia’s ban on uranium mining.
Read MoreCoal Company Loses Road Waiver Request in Ohio
A county judge in Ohio upheld a decision to deny a request from Oxford Mining Company, LLC, to mine coal alongside a public road.
Read MoreDuke U Delays Gas Plant, Considers Hog Waste
Duke University indefinitely delayed construction of a plant that would have run on natural gas and is exploring biogas captured from hog farm waste.
Read MoreAnti-Solar Bill Stalls in Kentucky Legislature
The Kentucky legislature declined to pass a bill that would have allowed the state and potentially utilities to set new rate structures that could have threatened the expansion of residential solar.
Read MoreTVA Proposes Fixed Cost Increases
The Tennessee Valley Authority has proposed a revised rate structure that would increase fixed costs to consumers and potentially make it more difficult to install residential rooftop solar panels.
Read MoreEPA Proposes Major Changes to Federal Coal Ash Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed rolling back federal regulations on how utilities store coal ash, a toxic byproduct from coal-fired power plants.
Read MoreReview of Mountaintop Removal’s Health Impact Terminated
The Trump administration officially ended a federal study that would have reviewed the human health impacts of living near mountaintop removal coal mining.
Read MoreDuke Energy Raises Electricity Rates
The North Carolina Utilities Commission allowed Duke Energy subsidiary Duke Energy Progress to raise its customers’ utility bills in part to pay for state-mandated coal ash cleanup.
Read MoreMine Violations Continue in Raleigh County, WV
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice of violation to the operators of Collins Fork Surface Mine in February.
Read MoreTennessee Bill Would Change Mining Oversight
A bill that would change Tennessee’s status as the only active coal mining state that does not have state control of coal mine permitting and oversight has passed the state house and senate.
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