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https://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-wants-to-keep-coal-burning-but-is-carbon-capture-the-answer/article_07a57762-1e0e-5fb2-89ac-bd550552779e.html
Appears so!
Operations continue at Dry Fork Station and ITC.
By retro-fitting four coal plants and trapping the climate warming pollutant- per say! The states biggest utility- Rocky MTN Power could lower emissions excessively and keep power plants open.
New study by department of energy.
The Administration-Trump Signs Executive Order to Increase Domestic Production of Minerals, Lessen Reliance on China.
This new policy which will be approved, is in line with CCTI upgraded technology just as is in the "Clean Coal technologies, Inc Investor Presentation August 2018" - PDF Clean coal.
Valuable by-products including rare earth mineral extraction from coal
will be another win.
Waiting to hear from Aiden.
Coal exports: The attorneys general of Wyoming and Montana have asked the high court to intervene in their dispute with the state of Washington over the Millennium Bulk Terminals facility along the Columbia River, which Washington state blocked by denying a key Clean Water Act permit in 2017, citing concerns about water quality damage, and other environmental and social impacts.
Wyoming and Montana argue that Washington's decision violated the commerce clause of the Constitution. A lower court has already rejected similar claims brought by coal company Lighthouse Resources and railroad BNSF, but the states cite original jurisdiction to take the case directly to the Supreme Court. 5-4
Not necessarily! Remember, they are in position to sign 6 license agreements as the pendulum keeps swinging.
Welcome to the million dollar club.
We were a year or two away a year or two ago. This is it! Once it's assembled and testing confirmed-Home free.
Trump doesn't care for wind energy too much, but he loves clean coal technologies as he highlighted Yesterday in Pennsylvania.
The administrations Coal First Agenda and DOE requires it and as you also highlighted, REE independence from China.
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/ockhamsrazor/clean-coal-direct-carbon-fuel-cell/12694180
https://www.investors.com/ibd-data-stories/arch-coal-shows-market-leadership-with-jump-to-81-rs-rating/ Up 13.00 per share in last 90 days.
I think DOJ will let Arch coal merge with Peabody-BTU. The president supports clean coal technologies as is part of his administrations COAL FIRST Agenda. CCTI is a U.S. technology in PRB-powder River Basin next to Arch coal.
Market looking up.
https://www.mysteel.net/article/5018607-0501/WEEKLY--Chinas-imported-met-coal-prices-hit-5-month-high.html
FYIO.
Yes, Although eves is having some speech difficulty, I was able to understand him 98 percent. You just have to close your eyes and block all outside interference out while listening.
I took away many details of their plans to work with and use their technology with other party's technologies at AIPIC center. The 2.5 Million dollars will get the plant finished and they can start testing afterward. In my estimation, they should begin the rebuild by October 15th and it may be finished at December end which will be good. could take few weeks to finalize loan. Aiden will repost I'm sure of this week.
Interesting how Gov. Gordan mention the state is implementing digital
currency into their banking system for companies to hold their monies-assets. I posted last year about how the crypto market could benefit CCTC.
Crypto is growing in popularity with the younger generation! CCTC could mine their own coins easily.
Governor Mark Gordon
@GovernorGordon
Today Wyoming became the first state to approve a banking charter for digital assets. This will allow those using digital assets, like cryptocurrency, to access reliable financial services, protect consumers, and allow businesses a way to safely hold digital assets.
https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/928806/clean-coal-technologies-inks-memorandum-with-economic-development-organization-in-wyoming-928806.html
https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/929381/clean-coal-technologies-updates-on-25m-financing-and-mou-with-energy-capital-economic-development-929381.html - Page being updated
Some clarification will be given in the road ahead. Don't make assumptions.
"Establishing an official relationship with CCTI just made sense, said ECED Chief Executive Officer Phil Christopherson Friday by phone.
“We’ve been working with them for three or four years now,” Christopherson said. “They’re right next door. They moved their pilot plant here a couple of years ago and moved their 30-ton kiln in in August.”
ECED owns the Wyoming Innovation Center (WIC) based at the Fort Union Industrial Park north of Gillette. The CCTI pilot plant, Christopherson said, is a step below commercialization, and the company has proven that the product they’re making has large-scale commercial potential.
The cooperative agreement will allow ECED to offer its range of expertise and facilities to CCTI to help them fulfill their goal of producing more and better coal products utilizing PRB coal".
The message is clear.
Once the serious investors drop by to pay a visit, we will see some serious
action. I am disappointed by the thinking that .30 is going to be good enough for me. Think bigger. https://www.wglt.org/post/wyoming-doubles-down-its-long-support-carbon-capture#stream/0
https://www.wyodaily.com/story/2020/09/03/news/gov-epa-outline-plans-to-boost-carbon-capture-delay-plant-closures/11252.html
"Establishing an official relationship with CCTI just made sense, said ECED Chief Executive Officer Phil Christopherson Friday by phone.
“We’ve been working with them for three or four years now,” Christopherson said. “They’re right next door. They moved their pilot plant here a couple of years ago and moved their 30-ton kiln in in August.”
ECED owns the Wyoming Innovation Center (WIC) based at the Fort Union Industrial Park north of Gillette. The CCTI pilot plant, Christopherson said, is a step below commercialization, and the company has proven that the product they’re making has large-scale commercial potential.
The cooperative agreement will allow ECED to offer its range of expertise and facilities to CCTI to help them fulfill their goal of producing more and better coal products utilizing PRB coal".
Like I have always said: "Moving Forward" despite.
Moving forward is moving forward and I'm looking forward to the COO- Aiden Neary's follow up! Funding for the project is always challenging in nature but they have it. It's a go!
I like being right all the time too.
Well, lets see. https://county17.com/2020/09/11/clean-coal-technologies-partners-with-eced/
Now! it looks like they are partnering with ECD (WIC) and becoming a part of ACPIC agenda.
They are right next door.
Nice to have a statement from ECED.
https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/928806/clean-coal-technologies-inks-memorandum-with-economic-development-organization-in-wyoming-928806.html
As I stated in many posts before, the "feedstock" is a key factor from CCTI
technology supplying other companies in and outside of Wyoming.
Quote: Aiden Neary-Sept.10th 2020
'This partnership will provide us with infrastructural support when necessary as we advance our first-of-a-kind technology at our Fort Union location,' "the company's COO said"
Quote: ECED-Economic Development organization
The business incubator’s official name was unveiled during the ribbon cutting. It’s now called “FUEL”: Fostering Upstanding Entrepreneurial Leaders. The building currently is home to nine new businesses, including the Advanced Carbon Collective, run by former Wyoming Business Council director Dave Spencer.
it's worth the wait to hear from the source himself and look forward to the follow up statements from the COO-Aiden Neary forthcoming!
Loose lips sink ships!
Company has own schedule. Waiting to hear from Aiden!
Did Aiden buy 2 million shares or sell?
Wash,repeat,rinse. How does Black Diamond feel?
https://trib.com/business/energy/trump-administration-officials-visit-wyoming-coal-country-stress-presidents-support-of-the-industry/article_da406f35-b771-5466-b040-12bf8e537481.html
https://trib.com/business/energy/black-hills-energy-to-sponsor-university-of-wyoming-research-to-reduce-emissions-from-coal/article_ef2bb39e-1ef0-5d7a-aa5b-e66e8c147c80.html
Waiting for Aiden to address market.
The company is in control, not the trading institutions.
Message for BBB: Yeah, I've been waiting for it too.
"Wrong" They admit scalability is achievable. They just have not got that far yet, but are taking steps to get there. Engineers have confirmed that scalability can be done easily.
Still waiting for Aiden to talk to market.
Just throw it out there, everybody else is.
Not much rioting in Wyoming though. Low case number too. The Governor is the only obstacle I see right now.
Just facts. By the way, there is no accurate way to measure Co2 levels in atmosphere, only man-made models. Different scientists-climatologists have different models so you could say the carbon earth ball complainers might be complaining for nothing. Opinions vary.
Ignoring my point being that Science and technology like CCTI's and carbon capture systems will help reduce amounts going into atmosphere is another reality check here.
The fact remains that man is not the cause of climate change. fact being,
climate change has been occurring on many different levels for millions of years, long before man introduced its own man made carbon.
Fact- The earth is a carbon ball.
Fact-Sun spots are the result of sun bursts causing atmospheric temp increases.
Keep going over the same information.
Denying technology or saying Clean coal systems has no bearing is..
Simple- Technology and Science https://www.energy.gov/fe/coal-first
But Co2 is good for plants and trees.
Trees—all plants, in fact—use the energy of sunlight, and through the process of photosynthesis they take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and water from the ground. In the process of converting it into wood, they release oxygen into the air.
Oh yeah!
The Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) initiative will develop the coal plant of the future needed to provide secure, stable, reliable power, with near zero emissions, https://www.energy.gov/fe/coal-first
Upgrading coal and integrating it into the U.S power grid is not only
U.S. policy but seems a requirement.
https://www.energy.gov/fe/coal-first
Wyoming is a "BONUS" The U.S. is a bonus as well.
The U.S. is still and will continue using coal in many states here in the U.S.
Right now, the outlook is through 2050. Was 2030 last I read from internet funny media.( They realized 2030 is unrealistic number just now) Now it's 2050. The fact is, People are not agreeing with the Idea of having 1/2 of the U.S. land tract populated with wind turbines.
Its a fantasy dream! and Coal technology is gaining traction fast!
Mixed energy will win over in the end. Coal is here to stay.
Yes, old coal power plants are being dismantled-Ask why first!
Answer: they're old and outdated.
Once again! https://www.energy.gov/fe/coal-first U.S. POLICY.
The Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative) initiative will develop the coal plant of the future needed to provide secure, stable, reliable power, with near zero emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2) capture. This R&D will underpin coal-fired power plants that are capable of flexible operations to meet the needs of the grid; use innovative and cutting-edge components that improve efficiency and reduce emissions; provide resilient power to Americans; are small compared to today’s conventional utility-scale coal; and will transform how coal technologies are designed and manufactured.
Changes to the U.S. electricity industry are forcing a paradigm shift in how the nation’s generating assets are operated. Coal-fired power plants optimized as baseload resources are being increasingly relied on as load-following resources to support electricity generated from intermittent renewable capacity, as well as to provide critical ancillary services to the grid. In addition, wide-scale retirements of the nation’s existing fleet of coal-fired power plants—without replacement—may lead to a significant undermining of the resiliency of America’s electricity supply.
Nevertheless, the need for considerable dispatchable generation, critical ancillary services, and grid reliability—combined with potentially higher future natural gas prices, and energy security concerns, such as the importance of onsite fuel availability during extreme weather events—create the opportunity for advanced coal-fired generation, for both domestic and international deployment. These fundamental changes to the operating and economic environment in which coal plants function are expected to persist into the next decade and beyond. Deployment of new coal plants will require a different way of thinking.
To that end, the Department of Energy envisions that the future coal fleet may be based on electricity generating units possessing many of the following traits:
High overall plant efficiency (40%+ HHV or higher at full load, with minimal reductions in efficiency over the required generation range)
Small (unit sizes of approximately 50 to 350 MW), maximizing the benefits of high-quality, low-cost shop fabrication to minimize field construction costs, and project cycle time
Near-zero emissions including CO2 capture
Capable of high ramp rates and minimum loads commensurate with estimates of renewable market penetration by 2050
Integration with thermal or other energy storage (e.g., chemical production) to ease intermittency inefficiencies and equipment damage
Minimized water consumption
Reduced design, construction, and commissioning schedules from conventional norms by leveraging techniques including but not limited to advanced process engineering and parametric design methods for modular design
Enhanced maintenance features including technology advances with monitoring and diagnostics to reduce maintenance and minimize forced outages
(Integration with coal upgrading), or other plant value streams (e.g., co-production)
Capable of natural gas co-firing.
The Coal FIRST program integrates advancements from all areas (e.g., advanced materials, CO2 capture technologies, sensors/control, turbines, etc.) as appropriate and performs new research that creates a coal power generation systems that meets most if not all of the above requirements that future power generation demands.
The Coal FIRST initiative will make coal-fired power plants in the future more adaptive to the modern electrical grid. The initiative will integrate early-stage R&D on power plant components with currently available technologies into a first-of-a-kind system. Through innovative technologies and advanced approaches to design and manufacturing, the initiative will look beyond today’s utility-scale power plant concepts (e.g. base-load units) in ways that integrate with the electrical grid in the United States and internationally.
Coal FIRST Announcements
Department of Energy Announces $100M in Investments in Coal FIRST
Energy Department Announces Intent to Fund Research that Advances the Coal Plants of the Future
Coal FIRST Infographic
Please contact FECommunications@hq.doe.gov with questions.
Having a dust free coal means:
1. Lowering carrier insurance premiums by eliminating complaints of land and water contamination from transit.
2. Eliminating widespread court appearances from groups like Sierra Club and Earth Justice who mainly just tie-up judicial benches using coal dust as the argument, giving states such as WA a reason to deny land and water use permits.
3. Saving taxpayers hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars in court litigation costs nationwide.
4. A cleaner and heathier environment and lifestyle
By removing water from coal means:
1. Reducing weight of product being shipped-lowering shipping costs
to buyers.
2. Lowering costs for railroad by lowering fuel consumption to haul it-saving energy.
3. Eliminating risk of self-combustion also lowering the high risk factor for insurance companies.
CCTI's technology could be considered more of a requirement than an option.
Millennium Bulk in Longview WA has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in legal litigation fees for a water permit to build a transfer station.
The monkey wrench in the case was coal dust from transport.
I can see why the DOE and EPA would be interested. CCTI has the key to the kingdom.
Wyoming is pursuing export opportunity and CCTI's Dust free clean coal is the key to completing this development. Governor Gordon is all in too, he knows clean coal technology is essential for PRB coal to be competitive and safe to use and transport.
CCTI's newly designed Kiln will also extract valuable biproducts from the beneficiation of making dust free coal process. So, multiple processes in one system that will provide multiple revenue streams on a commercial scale.
The company has stated plans to implement two to three module plants, (assuming 1-2 Million ton each) in PRB area so two mines are likely. Knowing that different mines produce different BTU and mineral levels too, it would make sense to strategically place plants at different coal mines that produce different product for different applications-processes. We know the company has been in talks about this with some coal mining companies (names undisclosed) and they have previously mentioned this.
It is also worth noting that CCTI has met with the new director of school of energy resources at UW - Holly Krutka, currently the vice president for coal generation and emissions technologies with Peabody, will succeed Mark Northam as SER’s executive director. Holly-
a scientist and administrator who has spent much of her career advancing carbon capture has been selected to lead the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources (SER).
Two leading Interior Department officials in the Trump administration embarked on a visit to Wyoming coal country last week to meet with state partners and tour the nation’s largest and newest coal mines, along the way emphasizing the president’s commitment to the industry.
Casey Hammond, deputy assistant secretary for U.S. Land and Minerals Management, alongside Lanny Erdos, deputy director for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, met with the governor’s office and Wyoming environmental regulators on Friday to discuss President Donald Trump’s “energy dominance agenda,” among other topics.
“We always want to reiterate that the president cares about Wyoming, he cares about the mining industry and he cares about the coal industry,” Hammond said during an interview with the Star-Tribune on Friday afternoon. “We’re doing our absolute best in being a partner with the state and families of Wyoming.”
Wyoming- last legislative session passed a dozen (12) bills that promote PRB coal, clean coal systems development and created a marketing department.
In 2017- Dan brouillette, Secretary of Energy said:
Asia as the largest future customer for American coal.
“I think you're going to look for purposes of export opportunities,” he said. “Asia in particular has been a strong customer. That's why the USMCA was so important. We hope to work more collaboratively with both Mexico and Canada to find export facilities to get the coal from places like Wyoming and out in the western part over to Asia, because there's a very, very strong demand for coal.”
Africa and Eastern Europe will provide export opportunities for coal from the East Coast, he said.
East coast could use dust free coal processing too.
We could be hearing some really big announcements in coming near term.
more collaboratively with both Mexico and Canada to find export facilities to get the coal from places like Wyoming and out in the western part over to Asia, because there's a very, very strong demand for coal.”
Africa and Eastern Europe will provide export opportunities for coal from the East Coast, he said.
This is where CCTI fits into play having many opportunities to plug and play its suite of technologies for use
in PRB coal and offering a dust free solution for transport of their coal. Maybe even to Africa if east coast coal producers want to build a module over Their are many opportunities for CCTI. I'm sure they are pursuing them. China's another story.
A 30-ton rotary kiln is lowered into place at Clean Coal Technologies’ test site at the Fort Union Industrial Park north of Gillette. The kiln will allow the company to create a cleaner-burning coal and have better access to coal byproducts. https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_4934b7fd-8fe7-548a-954e-5f958817ab19.html
Courtesy Photo/Clean Coal Technologies
After taking about two years to increase its technology’s efficiency, Clean Coal Technologies will soon begin testing its process to create a cleaner coal that is viable for export markets and allows it to access coal byproducts.
This year, it will begin testing its technology north of Gillette, with the hopes of building commercial facilities in Campbell County in the future.
Thank you for rea
https://www.rocketminer.com/news/state/clean-coal-technologies-to-begin-testing-near-gillette-soon/article_2bf9f980-babf-5a22-94e6-ebbf4aa73b45.html
Two Department officials in Trump administration visit to Wyoming coal country last week to meet with state partners and tour the nation's largest and newest coal mines, along the way emphasizing the president's commitment to the industry. 6 hours ago.
Trump administration officials visit Wyoming coal country, stress president's support of the industry
https://trib.com/business/energy/trump-administration-officials-visit-wyoming-coal-country-stress-presidents-support-of-the-industry/article_da406f35-b771-5466-b040-12bf8e537481.html
Two leading Interior Department officials in the Trump administration embarked on a visit to Wyoming coal country last week to meet with state partners and tour the nation’s largest and newest coal mines, along the way emphasizing the president’s commitment to the industry.
Casey Hammond, deputy assistant secretary for U.S. Land and Minerals Management, alongside Lanny Erdos, deputy director for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, met with the governor’s office and Wyoming environmental regulators on Friday to discuss President Donald Trump’s “energy dominance agenda,” among other topics.
“We always want to reiterate that the president cares about Wyoming, he cares about the mining industry and he cares about the coal industry,” Hammond said during an interview with the Star-Tribune on Friday afternoon. “We’re doing our absolute best in being a partner with the state and families of Wyoming.”
The Interior Department is charged with protecting and managing the nation’s natural resources in concert with state officials. The department houses several agencies, including the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, as well as the Bureau of Land Management.
To the Trump administration, one of the department’s core missions involves lifting “burdensome” or “duplicative” regulatory requirements, which only bog down coal operators and prevent the country from achieving “energy security,” according to the department. That also entails encouraging greater investment in the coal industry and generating more regulatory certainty for mineral companies.
“We are trying to create the environment where the industry can be successful and can continue to provide those jobs, continue to be part of our energy future and can continue to provide that reliable source of power,” Hammond added.
Feds propose amending mineral royalty rules to relieve industry
Wyoming hosts 16 different coal mines https://trib.com/business/energy/feds-propose-amending-mineral-royalty-rules-to-relieve-industry/article_953e3d74-9a21-59e6-855e-8320d6a3fee8.html and ranks No. 1 in coal production nationwide. For years, the mammoth industry has funneled billions of dollars into the state’s coffers for critical infrastructure, public education and other social services.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wyoming-makes-a-case-for-coal-11581782401 Connect the dots.
Two Department officials in Trump administration visit to Wyoming coal country last week to meet with state partners and tour the nation's largest and newest coal mines, along the way emphasizing the president's commitment to the industry. 6 hours ago.
Trump administration officials visit Wyoming coal country, stress president's support of the industry
https://trib.com/business/energy/trump-administration-officials-visit-wyoming-coal-country-stress-presidents-support-of-the-industry/article_da406f35-b771-5466-b040-12bf8e537481.html
Two leading Interior Department officials in the Trump administration embarked on a visit to Wyoming coal country last week to meet with state partners and tour the nation’s largest and newest coal mines, along the way emphasizing the president’s commitment to the industry.
Casey Hammond, deputy assistant secretary for U.S. Land and Minerals Management, alongside Lanny Erdos, deputy director for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, met with the governor’s office and Wyoming environmental regulators on Friday to discuss President Donald Trump’s “energy dominance agenda,” among other topics.
“We always want to reiterate that the president cares about Wyoming, he cares about the mining industry and he cares about the coal industry,” Hammond said during an interview with the Star-Tribune on Friday afternoon. “We’re doing our absolute best in being a partner with the state and families of Wyoming.”
The Interior Department is charged with protecting and managing the nation’s natural resources in concert with state officials. The department houses several agencies, including the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, as well as the Bureau of Land Management.
To the Trump administration, one of the department’s core missions involves lifting “burdensome” or “duplicative” regulatory requirements, which only bog down coal operators and prevent the country from achieving “energy security,” according to the department. That also entails encouraging greater investment in the coal industry and generating more regulatory certainty for mineral companies.
“We are trying to create the environment where the industry can be successful and can continue to provide those jobs, continue to be part of our energy future and can continue to provide that reliable source of power,” Hammond added.
Feds propose amending mineral royalty rules to relieve industry
Wyoming hosts 16 different coal mines https://trib.com/business/energy/feds-propose-amending-mineral-royalty-rules-to-relieve-industry/article_953e3d74-9a21-59e6-855e-8320d6a3fee8.html and ranks No. 1 in coal production nationwide. For years, the mammoth industry has funneled billions of dollars into the state’s coffers for critical infrastructure, public education and other social services.
But times have been tough as of late.
Wyoming coal mines have laid off or furloughed over 600 workers since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March. Industrial demand for electricity has waned with stay-at-home orders and a constricted economy. Coal production across mines in the Powder River Basin contracted by one-third during the second quarter, compared to 2019. On top of that, six coal companies have petitioned for Chapter 11 bankruptcy since 2015, throwing the future of coal-dependent communities into question. NOT SO FAST!!! peabody was bought and taken over and resumed by NTEC- Navaho Transitional Energy Corp, so (they did not stop producing) Note to EDITOR*
But Hammond and Erdos appeared poised to correct the narrative on Friday, underscoring what they considered the president’s unwavering support for families fueling the country.
“From our perspective at Interior, our approach is always to be responsive and try to be a good partner throughout these processes,” Hammond noted. “Our eyes are always primarily the jobs. We’re always going to do whatever we can to see the state succeed and see as many jobs survive on the other end of any process from the outset. I think that these (coal) jobs are so critical, not only to the state, but to the country.”
“The president’s been very vocal for his support of this industry,” he added.
Federal aid during COVID-19
In recent months, the Interior Department has introduced multiple proposed rule changes to streamline the regulations tied to coal production. In many cases, the amendments shift regulatory more responsibility onto the shoulders of states, easing regulatory oversight at the federal level.
Trump administration moves to relax regulations for oil and gas coal operators.
The rule has not been finalized, according to Erdos.
This month, the Interior Department also announced amendments to how the federal government calculates mineral royalties, saying the move would relieve industry of regulatory burdens and promote domestic energy development.
Leading coal company to write down largest mine by $1.42 billion
The revisions would change how coal, oil and gas companies calculate royalty payments for minerals extracted from public land to bring the Interior Department’s policies in line with Trump’s executive orders, one of which requires government agencies to prioritize “energy independence and economic growth,” according to the department.
If implemented, the new guidelines would reverse the valuation rule put in place by the Obama administration in 2016, which sought to close “loopholes” in mineral royalty policies and increase the financial returns on federal land use.
Collectively, these rule changes roll back regulatory mandates required of coal producers, with the aim of advancing Trump’s American-First Energy Strategy. The Interior Department has said current mandates “unnecessarily encumber energy production, constrain economic growth or prevent job creation.”
Each step of the way, advocates for conservation and taxpayers have bristled at what they consider unfair breaks to fossil fuel industries.
The Interior Department does not anticipate any additional regulatory changes for coal being proposed in the immediate future, Hammond told the Star-Tribune on Friday.
But Hammond and Erdos appeared poised to correct the narrative on Friday, underscoring what they considered the president’s unwavering support for families fueling the country.
“From our perspective at Interior, our approach is always to be responsive and try to be a good partner throughout these processes,” Hammond noted. “Our eyes are always primarily the jobs. We’re always going to do whatever we can to see the state succeed and see as many jobs survive on the other end of any process from the outset. I think that these (coal) jobs are so critical, not only to the state, but to the country.”
“The president’s been very vocal for his support of this industry,” he added.
Federal aid during COVID-19
In recent months, the Interior Department has introduced multiple proposed rule changes to streamline the regulations tied to coal production. In many cases, the amendments shift regulatory more responsibility onto the shoulders of states, easing regulatory oversight at the federal level.
In May, the Office of Surface Mining proposed a new rule to streamline how it handles the 10-day notices it extends to state partners to investigate a citizen complaint about potential violations at a mine. The official notice requires state regulators, such as Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality, to promptly respond to the alleged violation and, if necessary, issue corrective action within 10 days.
Trump administration moves to relax regulations for oil and gas operators
Under the new rule, the Office of Surface Mining will contact its state partners upon receiving notice of a possible mining violation, before issuing its standard 10-day notice. That way, the federal bureau is aware if state regulators have already launched an investigation or gone so far as to require corrective action at a mine site.
Erdos called the proposed rule change merely “a clarification.”
“We’re trying to trying to be a very transparent and wise with American dollars that are spent on these investigations,” he explained. “We don’t want to duplicate what the state has already done.
Ultimately, the federal agency will still hold the right to conduct an investigation in Wyoming, but first it will contact the state.
Critics of the proposed rule have said the change may restrict citizen participation and compromise the integrity of coal mine oversight. Many have urged the Office of Surface Mining to withdraw the proposal.
The rule has not been finalized, according to Erdos.
This month, the Interior Department also announced amendments to how the federal government calculates mineral royalties, saying the move would relieve industry of regulatory burdens and promote domestic energy development.
Leading coal company to write down largest mine by $1.42 billion
The revisions would change how coal, oil and gas companies calculate royalty payments for minerals extracted from public land to bring the Interior Department’s policies in line with Trump’s executive orders, one of which requires government agencies to prioritize “energy independence and economic growth,” according to the department.
If implemented, the new guidelines would reverse the valuation rule put in place by the Obama administration in 2016, which sought to close “loopholes” in mineral royalty policies and increase the financial returns on federal land use.
Collectively, these rule changes roll back regulatory mandates required of coal producers, with the aim of advancing Trump’s American-First Energy Strategy. The Interior Department has said current mandates “unnecessarily encumber energy production, constrain economic growth or prevent job creation.”
Each step of the way, advocates for conservation and taxpayers have bristled at what they consider unfair breaks to fossil fuel industries.
Yes, FEDS are involved in some respects to help Wyoming coal industry succeed.
And AG-Bill Barr overseeing Arch coal and Peabody merger. Clean coal has a role to play here too. Trump all in on Clean coal. Connect the dots.
Yeah. AG-William Barr to investigate FTC on ARCH-Peabody merger decision.
https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/attorney-general-says-he-will-look-into-stalled-wyoming-coal-venture/article_3b20f273-5d9c-5908-92da-ab2d89619f4a.html
The federal government should help speed this puppy along.
Unless they like coal dust, and if they really want to ship coal to Asia safely.
They said they hired a contractor. I sure would like to see the schedule.
Its old info previously reported in older reports. They just didn't remove it! What's changed. Well, the fabrication of Kiln and some other critical components have been completed and has arrived, that's all.
They really need a better camera.
https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/926300/clean-coal-technologies-touts-the-delivery-of-its-14m-key-rotary-kiln-at-its-fort-union-test-facility-near-gillette-wyoming-926300.html
A high quality video production of Site with narrator on youtube explaining
where we are standing at and what this high tech facility can do for Wyoming! Come on now! Marketing! Marketing! Marketing!
@CCTCinc
https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/attorney-general-says-he-will-look-into-stalled-wyoming-coal-venture/article_3b20f273-5d9c-5908-92da-ab2d89619f4a.html