Thursday - April 3, 2025
Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Tuesday April 01, 2025 ( 3 items )  

DOGE Targets Mine Safety Offices, Endangers Coal Miners
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * DOGE Targets Mine Safety Offices, Endangers Coal Miners Washington, D.C - The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, has taken aim at its next government agency to shutter--the Office of Mine Safety and Health Administration. According to a list of proposed lease cancellations, 35 MSHA offices are scheduled for closure in the coming months. MSHA was created in 1977 to add  more

ICYMI: "Maryland Governor Braces for Impact of Car Tariffs on Port of Baltimore" [WYPR]
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 1 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: "Maryland Governor Braces for Impact of Car Tariffs on Port of Baltimore" [WYPR] "The Port of Baltimore typically handles more cars and light trucks than any other port in the country" Donald Trump's 25% tariff on cars will hit Maryland particularly hard, WYPR reports. The Port of Baltimore is typically the largest importer of cars and light trucks in the country, with $20 billion worth of   more

Research: Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels
WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Research: Top Scientists Issue Urgent Warning on Fossil Fuels WASHINGTON-- In a review published today in the peer-reviewed journal Oxford Open Climate Change, top scientists issued an urgent warning that fossil fuels and the fossil fuel industry are driving interlinked crises that threaten people, wildlife, and a livable future. Today's review synthesizes the extensive s  more