Events for December 2024

March 10, 2021
Published by WCA Staff at March 10, 2021
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RECLAIM Act & Abandoned Mine Land Fund Reauthorization Introduced

Ensures Coal Communities Are Part of America’s Economic Recovery  As coal communities grapple with existing economic decline and public health risks made significantly worse by the […]
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August 27, 2020
Published by Emily Hornback at August 27, 2020
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Good News in the Coalfields: Reclamation Jobs a step closer to reality

This summer, as fossil fuel markets around the globe crashed and left many a rural economy on shaky ground, work was a afoot in the Halls […]
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May 10, 2016
Published by Emily Hornback at May 10, 2016
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Federal Coal Leasing: Our Chance For Reform

The Department of the Interior’s coal leasing program has a huge impact on communities directly affected by coal mining, as well as for our country’s taxpayers […]
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September 8, 2014
Published by Brenda Bafus-Williams at September 8, 2014
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Media coverage of WCC Coal Forum

  KREX TV-w/ video: “The conservation group said it isn’t completely opposed to the idea of a coal mine, but is very skeptical over the potential […]
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February 25, 2014
Published by Brenda Bafus-Williams at February 25, 2014
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Coal Lease Proposed for Book Cliffs

A company is proposing to lease over 14,000 acres for coal mining near the border of Garfield and Mesa Counties, and a public comment period goes […]
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