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More than 200 coal miners in Wyoming County have been laid off as of Friday, August 1, 2025, after a verifiable source ...
Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator, Canadian firm Corsa Coal, filed for bankruptcy and auctioned assets to pay creditors.
A mobile unit that provides free black lung screenings to coal miners is up and running again this month after federal cuts ...
The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a permit requiring CSX Transportation to surround its Baltimore rail terminal with a windscreen to reduce coal dust in a nearby neighborhood.
Though few coal-fired power plants remain in Maryland, the state still has several dump sites containing coal-burning byproducts that are likely to fall under the 2024 rule.
BGE plans to build new overhead transmission lines in parts of Maryland as coal-powered station closes By JT Moodee Lockman April 9, 2025 / 11:31 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore ...
The bill seeks to implement an additional $13 per short ton of coal transported through Maryland, which could generate up to $300 million annually, according to a fiscal analysis of the proposal. Sen.
Nationwide, one in 10 working miners is now estimated to have black lung. In the heart of the central Appalachian coal fields, it’s one in five.