Mar 23 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports As states across the Ohio Valley order the closure of non-essential businesses to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, coal mines will remain open. But as with many industries, the global pandemic is straining the coal sector, and some experts say the already struggling industry could face intense challenges in the months ahead as […] By Brittany Patterson and Sydney Boles Mar 23 Energy & Environment Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports Brittany Patterson and Sydney Boles
Feb 26 Health “Lax Oversight” Threatens Health Fund for Miners With Black Lung, Watchdog Finds Just three bankruptcies of American coal companies have added more than $800 million in costs to a federal government program that funds health care for disabled coal miners, the Government Accountability said in a report released Wednesday. The report comes after a 2018 analysis by the same agency which found the Black Lung Disability Trust […] By Sydney Boles Feb 26 Health “Lax Oversight” Threatens Health Fund for Miners With Black Lung, Watchdog Finds Sydney Boles
Dec 10 Economy Watchdog Group Calls Decreased Tax on Coal a “Blatant Subsidy” for the Coal Industry A new report from the nonpartisan budget watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense says that an expired coal tax is effectively a taxpayer subsidy for the coal industry. The analysis reflects a growing concern about the fiscal health of a federal fund that supports tens of thousands of disabled coal miners. The Black Lung Disability […] By Sydney Boles Dec 10 Economy Watchdog Group Calls Decreased Tax on Coal a “Blatant Subsidy” for the Coal Industry Sydney Boles
Nov 19 Energy & Environment Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy The recent bankruptcy of Murray Energy is likely to significantly increase the debt of a struggling federal trust fund that supports disabled miners’ health care expenses. According to court filings, Murray Energy could be responsible for as much as $155 million under the Black Lung Act and general workers’ compensation, but testimony from the Government Accountability […] By Sydney Boles Nov 19 Energy & Environment Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy Sydney Boles