U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has issued an emergency order to minimize the risk of blackouts in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

As US domestic met coal contract negotiations for 2026 draw to a close, the settlement levels are pointing to a difficult year for US mining firms, with many already having cut high-cost output this year.

Not all the news and company results are positive for the U.S. coal industry, but a bright spot is that coal exports in 2012 are expected to break the record level of 113 million tons set in 1981.

Coal mining is ending in Craig, Colorado and the closure of power plants is in sight.

MSHA awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to organizations in 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, with the aim of reducing mining accidents, injuries and illness.

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