Westmoreland's Kemmerer coal mine will soon have new owners. The debtors behind the recently bankrupt company will take over and hire a new operator for the mine.

Federal coal leasing is a critical component to the Nation’s energy security, job creation and proper conservation stewardship.

The research provides further evidence that new mining methods used to extract thin seams of coal have led to the surge of black lung in Eastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia and other parts of Appalachia.

The U.S. coal industry has been banking on overseas buyers to make up for its ever shrinking share of the U.S. power generation sector, but the world’s fifth-largest bank has just tossed a banana peel in its path.

This Friends of Coal Golf Tournament will be a great way to network and raise money for an important cause.

"This marks an important first step in the next phase of activities aimed at resuming normal operations at North Goonyella," said Glenn Kellow, Peabody President and Chief Executive Officer.