Coal industry pleased with coal ash label
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK — As environmentalists decried the decision, North Dakota’s lignite coal industry welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision Friday to classify coal ash as...
View ArticleEPA accepts North Dakota's regional haze plan
The Dickinson PressWASHINGTON — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accepted North Dakota’s initial plan to address regional haze. Heitkamp has...
View ArticleBillings coal-fired power plant to close
The Dickinson PressBILLINGS, Mont. -- PPL Montana will close its J.E. Corette coal-fired power plant in Billings for good sometime in August, the company reported Tuesday.As recently as two...
View ArticleEPA chief hints at softening carbon rule timeline
The Dickinson PressWASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday that it may ease an interim deadline for states to meet tougher carbon emission standards after regulators and...
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On the move: Mining giant to be moved by coal company with rare trailering...
The Dickinson PressCENTER — More than 700 tires rolling in unison will help carry a 9.5 million-pound piece of equipment to a central North Dakota coal mine’s new digging site. Using...
View ArticleHeitkamp to push for clean coal legislation
The Dickinson PressWILLISTON — Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., will re-introduce legislation on Thursday designed to encourage the development of clean coal technologies that could keep the fuel a key...
View ArticleHeitkamp: Ex-Im Bank bill backing coal plants has strong chance of passing
The Dickinson PressWASHINGTON — A Democratic supporter of a Senate bill to save the U.S. Export-Import Bank and overturn limits on bank financing of coal-fired power plants overseas defended the...
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Study to analyze impacts of reduced CO2 emissions
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK - Federal officials will finalize regulations on coal power plants' carbon dioxide emissions in a few months. In North Dakota, state officials want to know how the industry...
View ArticleUS Chamber of Commerce predicts federal coal regulations will go down
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK — Once proposed federal regulations that would place caps on carbon dioxide emissions are in place, the Environmental Protection Agency’s rules will likely be defeated in...
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Minn. mining company files for bankruptcy
The Dickinson PressMining company files for bankruptcyForum News ServiceGRAND RAPIDS, Minn. -- Grand Rapids-based Magnetation LLC announced Tuesday that it has filed for...
View ArticleObama issues challenge on climate change with power plant rule
The Dickinson PressWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama challenged America and the world to step up efforts to fight global warming on Monday at the formal unveiling of his administration's...
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New EPA carbon rules 'very, very frightening' for ND coal
The Dickinson PressFARGO -- North Dakota's lignite coal industry is reeling under regulations announced Monday that would require reductions of carbon emissions of up to 45 percent by 2030.The...
View ArticleStenehjem: N.D. will sue EPA over stricter CO2 standards for coal-fired power...
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK – North Dakota will sue the federal government to block stricter pollution standards for coal-fired power plants as soon as they are published, Attorney General Wayne...
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Coal testing site near South Heart ceases operation
The Dickinson PressSOUTH HEART -- A coal testing plant located five miles south of South Heart and operated by GTL Energy USA Ltd. is moving its work overseas because of strict...
View ArticleMinnesota, North Dakota in appeals court over emission standards
The Dickinson PressST. PAUL, Minn. -- North Dakota and Minnesota continue to duke out a dispute over coal-generated electricity in a Wednesday federal appeals court hearing.The 8th Circuit Court,...
View ArticleCarbon dioxide requirements will require ‘major changes’ in electricity...
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK — As North Dakota begins drafting a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45 percent in the state as recently mandated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,...
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Coal-powered plant operators face CO2 deadline
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK — David Saggau has a dream that air-quality regulators had invited King Coal companies to solve the carbon-dioxide problem, invest in innovative research and development and...
View ArticleHeitkamp, Hoeven among sponsors of resolution aimed at EPA rules
The Dickinson PressBISMARCK – U.S. senators from North Dakota and South Dakota are among those sponsoring bipartisan Senate resolutions that aim to block the Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules...
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