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Energy Chairman Manchin's Permitting Bill Moves Through Committee in Careful Balancing Act

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After two years of continuous behind-the-scenes work, Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va), who chairs the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), released S. 4753, the Energy...more

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Reducen tarifas de retención y autorretención para el sector minero e hidrocarburos en Colombia

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El Gobierno Nacional de Colombia modificó mediante el Decreto 0242 de 2024 las tarifas de retención y autorretención aplicables a las empresas del sector minero y de hidrocarburos. Estas modificaciones fueron realizadas con...more

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The Rise and Decline of Coal Mining Jobs, 1970-2022

Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, railroad deregulation, and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2020 #2

Manufacturing Holds Key to Recovery of Oil and Gas Markets, Revealed at This Week's ADIPEC Energy Dialogue - "'2008 was much more of a hit to the financial sector and manufacturing. This time it is the reverse. The big...more

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Private Equity in Mining 2019

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Last year saw equity investments by mining private equity funds plummet from $2bn in 2018 to only $500m in 2019. This is the lowest amount invested in a single year since we started tracking activity in 2013, far lower than...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 42, November 2019 #2

FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline - "The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - July 2019 #3

Judge Rules Against Oil Companies to Keep Climate Liability Case in Rhode Island - "The ruling will allow Rhode Island prosecutors to continue to bring charges against 21 oil and gas producers including Chevron, Shell and...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2019 #2

Environmental Groups Accuse Multiple Mining Sites of Violating Federal Regulations - "Allegations of 'egregious' violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act could be...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - November 2018 #2

U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions, Official Says - "The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries - including Japan, India and South Korea - keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2018 #3

Trump Budget Seeks 23 Percent Cut at EPA, Eliminating Dozens of Programs - "The fiscal 2019 proposal released marks the Trump administration's latest attempt to shrink the reach of an agency the president once promised to...more

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The Trump Administration Delivers Much Needed Relief to the Coal Industry

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During the first six months of the new Administration, President Trump has delivered much needed relief to the coal industry. The President and Congress have been particularly effective at rolling back policies proposed at...more

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Forecast for Energy and Environment Regulations

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President-Elect Donald Trump has promised to bring back jobs in the coal industry and reduce regulations that could inhibit economic growth. His transition team has already begun arriving at federal agencies to review the...more

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Indian Supreme Court Cancels Mining Concessions

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On 24 September 2014, the Indian Supreme Court cancelled 214 out of the 218 existing coal-mining licenses. The only mining licences which were not cancelled were four coal blocks made to Government controlled undertakings...more

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International News: Focus on Mining and Metals

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In This Issue: - Features ..Investors in Africa Benefit from Regional Trading Blocs ..Understanding the COMESA Merger Control Regime ..Protecting Your UK Business Against Departing Employees ...more

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Further Clarification On The Constitutionality Of Exported Coal Reclamation Fee Is Delayed

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The D.C. Circuit has decided against ruling on the substance of whether the Abandoned Mine Land reclamation fee and the regulatory methods the Office of Surface Mining uses to collect it on exported coal create an...more

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The Permit Shield Defense: No Shield Absent Full Disclosure

The Clean Water Act permit shield provision provides that compliance with an NPDES permit constitutes compliance with the CWA. What happens the permit does not mention a particular pollutant? In Southern Appalachian...more

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