COP28 ends with call to 'transition away' from fossil fuels; UN's
COP28 had been scheduled to close on Tuesday, but intense overnight negotiations on whether the outcome would include a call to "phase down" or "phase out" planet heating fossil fuels like oil, gas and coal forced the conference into overtime.. This is the main sticking point that pit activists and climate-vulnerable countries against some …Web
اقرأ أكثرGambling 'America's Amazon'
An annotated satellite image shows the location of Plant Barry relative to the Mobile River, the Mobile–Tensaw Delta, the city of Mobile and Mobile Bay. Plant Barry's coal ash pond is located ...Web
اقرأ أكثرCoal explained Mining and transportation of coal
Mining coal. Coal miners use large machines to remove coal from the earth. Many U.S. coal deposits, called coal beds or seams, are near the earth's surface, but …Web
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The new mining territory contains 2 billion tons of coal, that when combusted, would produce 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, equivalent to the emissions 1,000 coal-burning power plants ...Web
اقرأ أكثرAlabama Power's plan for Mobile Bay coal ash must be stopped
Alabama Power's plans to cap a pond full of coal dust threatens nearby Mobile Bay. ... But that decision came only after disaster in which 39,000 tons of the toxic waste poured into a river system ...Web
اقرأ أكثر'Coal war' in Oakland could be settled by judge ruling
The fate of the long-running "coal war" in Oakland may come down to who a judge decides is to blame in a contract dispute between the city and one of its most prominent real-estate developers ...Web
اقرأ أكثرNations strike unprecedented agreement to transition …
by TheHill 12/12/23 12:22 PM ET. In an unprecedented move, nearly 200 countries agreed to "transitioning away" from fossil fuels in energy systems in an agreement reached at the global ...Web
اقرأ أكثرAlabama Power coal ash plan a 'travesty,' former US …
Moore called out Alabama Power for its decision to keep the toxic byproduct of burning coal in a pit near the Mobile River instead of trucking it away to a far-away site where it could be...Web
اقرأ أكثرUNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH …
The Powder River Basin produces the most coal of any region in the United States. Trains transport coal daily from the Basin to continental coal -fired generating stations and to Pacific Northwest coal export terminals. The Basin comprises millions of acres of land in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana. It is home to relatively few …Web
اقرأ أكثر3 takeaways from the Supreme Court's big climate ruling
U.S. coal production dropped 35 percent between 2015 and 2021, according to the Energy Information Administration. The Sierra Club 's anti-coal campaign contends that 357 coal-fired power plants ...Web
اقرأ أكثرAustralia: Land Court Finds against Proposed Coal Mine due to …
On November 25, 2022, the Land Court of Queensland issued a decision in a case in which a First Nations-led group of young people from across the state, who had formed an entity called Youth Verdict, along with other interested parties, challenged a proposed coal mining project on the grounds that it would adversely affect … …Web
اقرأ أكثرSummary of Global Climate Action at COP 28
1 Decision 1/CP.27, paras. 58 and 59. 2 Page. Note that all numbers of signatories or members to the initiatives and declarations reflect ... organizations, launched the Coal Transition Accelerator, which aims to share expertise, design new policies through best …Web
اقرأ أكثرPSC makes decision on LG&E's proposed move away from coal.
The decision marks a further shift away from coal for Kentucky's largest utility, but at a slower pace of transition than LG&E would have liked. That delay is driven, at least in part, by a new ...Web
اقرأ أكثرMining leases rejected due to human rights and emissions
In the recent decision of Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd & Ors (No 6) [2022] QLC 21, President Kingham of the Land Court of Queensland recommended refusal of applications by Waratah Coal Pty Ltd for a mining lease and an environmental authority in relation to a proposed thermal coal mine in the Galilee Basin.Web
اقرأ أكثرFACT SHEET: Biden-
The report identifies a range of effects where better analysis would meaningfully improve government decision making, including: wildfires and extreme weather; the effects of public benefit ...Web
اقرأ أكثرEnvironmental group sues over coal ash plan on Alabama coast
Published 5:00 PM PST, September 26, 2022. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A coastal environmental group filed suit Monday trying to block a decision by Alabama Power Co. to leave millions of tons of coal ash along a riverside in the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, where opponents say a spill could devastate a huge ecosystem. The federal lawsuit by Mobile …Web
اقرأ أكثرCitizens plan to appeal Blue Creek Coal Terminal decision
Half of the Mobile Planning Commission approved Walter Energy's Blue Creek Coal Terminal during a lengthy meeting on March 20. The 4-2 vote brings …Web
اقرأ أكثرAt end of Oakland coal trial, stakes are high
In 2016, the Oakland City Council approved an ordinance banning the handling and storage of coal within Oakland. The developers sued in federal court and won a ruling in 2018 that barred the city from applying its coal ban to the terminal project. During those two years, the two parties continued to work together on the development of the …Web
اقرأ أكثرCop28: US commits to close coal-fired power plants – as it …
The US was one of several countries to join an alliance to phase out power plants that burn coal and has announced rules to cut its methane emissions. Fifty oil and gas companies have signed a ...Web
اقرأ أكثرAdani mine: three major insurers to have no further involvement in coal
Construction has started on the Adani coal site – one of the most controversial fossil fuel projects in Australia's history. ... The decision to break ties with the Adani project was related ...Web
اقرأ أكثرTVA retires Bull Run Fossil Plant, closing another coal plant as it
TVA met its goal of retiring the Bull Run Fossil Plant by Dec. 1, 2023, and said the plant "finished strong" with a 48-day continuous run to burn its last remaining coal. Its recent summer net ...Web
اقرأ أكثرFederal Register :: Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment
This subpart applies to surface mobile equipment at surface coal mines and surface work areas of underground coal mines. The purpose of this safety program is to promote and support a positive safety culture and improve miners' safety at the mine. § 77.2101. Definitions.Web
اقرأ أكثرJudge says Alabama Power can face suit over storing coal ash by Mobile
Alabama Power had asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Mobile Baykeeper last year challenging Alabama Power's plan to close the 597-acre coal ash pond at the James M. Barry Electric ...Web
اقرأ أكثرNo coal ash as Pickens County settles landfill lawsuit
No coal ash: Pickens County settles landfill lawsuit, will loan $3 million for completion. Pickens County officials said they have completed a settlement that will keep coal ash out of a 400-acre ...Web
اقرأ أكثرHow the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA's …
And coal, the dirtiest fossil fuel, powers about 20% of US electricity. Emissions from power production rose last year for the first time since 2014, an increase that was mainly driven by coal use.Web
اقرأ أكثرCoal Dust Concerns Prompt Lawsuit Against Mobile
A Port of Mobile-based company should conduct a risk benefit analysis before storing or handling coal, maintains a lawsuit against the City Council and city Planning Commission. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 5, claims the council and commission failed in recent months to determine the extent to which public health would be affected by coal dust ...Web
اقرأ أكثرAPS sues state regulators, seeks reversal of decision to cut revenue
The 3-2 decision by the elected regulators left APS with $119 million less in annual revenue from its base rates, a lower return on equity and other cuts that the company said were not lawful.Web
اقرأ أكثرAustralian court overturns ruling requiring mine approvals to …
Australia is the world's no.2 exporter of coal used in power generation, in terms of export volume. The original ruling, which related to approval of a coal mine extension in the state of New ...Web
اقرأ أكثرTaking it to the Streets… and the Mines | Blogs | CDC
Mobile Hearing Tests. Miners are at increased risk for noise-induced hearing loss from the use of high-powered motorized equipment, air-powered tools, and work involving striking, drilling and digging. ... In addition to the program offering easy access for coal miners to health screenings, it also allows researchers to identify trends in ...Web
اقرأ أكثرPRC examiners say PNM made poor decisions investing in coal …
Dec. 14—Public Regulation Commission hearing examiners released their suggestions last week on how state regulators should handle long-standing, controversial issues regarding how the Public Service Company of New Mexico should recover investments — or not — it made in coal and nuclear power plants. If state …Web
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