Tuesday - July 8, 2025
Tipoffs for Beckley, West Virginia (coal) Newsletter for Saturday June 07, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Bridgepoint's Energy Capital Partners Reiterates That ECP Will Be the Majority Owner of Gavin After the Firm Purchases It From Blackstone
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 7 -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Bridgepoint's Energy Capital Partners reiterates that ECP will be the majority owner of Gavin after the firm purchases it from Blackstone Energy Capital Partners, a subsidiary of private equity firm Bridgepoint, is in the process of purchasing the General James M. Gavin coal-fired power plant in southeastern Ohio from Blackstone Capital Partners. The Gavin plant is among the deadliest coal-fir  more

DNC: SHOT/CHASER - While Trump Claims The Economy is "Booming"... Americans Brace For Job Losses and Economic Downturn
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * SHOT/CHASER: While Trump Claims The Economy is "Booming"... Americans Brace For Job Losses and Economic Downturn SHOT: Donald Trump delusionally claims the economy is "BOOMING" after promising to restore manufacturing and bring back jobs... Trump: "Because of Tariffs, our Economy is BOOMING!" Trump: "When you hear 50,000 manufacturing jobs lost in just a short period of time. But I've been the  more

Downing Applauds Approval of Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Downing Applauds Approval of Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) released a statement following the Department of Interior's approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine in Musselshell County. "Since my first day in office, I have been fighting to protect Montana's Beautiful Clean Coal industry," said Congressman  more

Governor Gianforte Praises Trump Administration's Approval of Signal Peak Mine Permit
HELENA, Montana, June 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Praises Trump Administration's Approval of Signal Peak Mine Permit * Governor Greg Gianforte today released the following statement after Signal Peak Mine's permit to continue mining coal at the Bull Mountain Mine was approved by the Trump Administration:  "Today's approval of Signal Peak's latest permit for the Bull Mountain Mine is a long-awaited victory for Montana coal  more

Interior Approves Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Approves Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification * The Department of the Interior today announced the approval of the mining plan modification for the Bull Mountains coal mine in Montana, a key step in advancing President Donald J. Trump's energy emergency directives and strengthening U.S. energy partnerships abroad. The action authorizes Signal Peak Energy, LLC to recover approximatel  more

Interior Approves Expansion for Lawless Montana Coal Mine Without Public Review
SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 6 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Interior Approves Expansion for Lawless Montana Coal Mine Without Public Review * Bozeman, MT -- The Department of Interior today announced the approval of an approximately 50-million-ton expansion of the notorious Bull Mountains Underground Coal Mine near Roundup, Montana. The Trump administration approved the expansion without a draft environmental impact statement or the op  more

Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump Administration's Approval of Bull Mountain Coal Mine Expansion
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 6, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump Administration's Approval of Bull Mountain Coal Mine Expansion Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Ranking Member Huffman issued the following statement: "Just days after the Supreme Court gutted crucial environmental review standards, the Trump admini  more

University of Nottingham: New Model Evaluates Efficiency of Pistachio and Walnut Shells as Low Carbon Fuels
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * New model evaluates efficiency of pistachio and walnut shells as low carbon fuels Researchers from the University of Nottingham and CSIRO Australia have developed a pioneering combined milling and combustion performance model to improve the selection of low carbon fuels for power generation. This model allows power generators to predict how well fuels will break down in mills, and ho  more