The people have spoken, and this time it was those recently polled by Maru Public Opinion on behalf of the National Mining Association (NMA). The results of the group’s canvass are an echo of what an overwhelming balance of the mining industry are likely feeling at the moment: it’s time for overregulation to end and for support of domestic mining…
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Why Coal Will Remain Necessary
The following is an op-ed from Syd S. Peng, the Charles E. Lawall chair of mining engineering emeritus at West Virginia University. Coal will remain critically important as we usher in our energy future and rebuild the nation’s infrastructure. As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with the rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries,…
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