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Murray Energy CEO Lashes Out At ‘Feckless’ Federal Officials Over Coal Subsidy Plan

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Coal executive Bob Murray clashed Monday with federal energy regulators at a Lexington, Kentucky, energy forum over what Murray called a failure by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to sufficiently support the struggling coal industry.  “The word that I’ve been using […]

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Blackjewel Miners Likely to Receive Pay in DOL Deal

This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. The Department of Labor and a company associated with Blackjewel agreed this week to put nearly $5.75 million toward coal miners left unpaid in the company’s chaotic bankruptcy.  The July 1 bankruptcy of one of the nation’s largest coal companies left […]

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Former Blackjewel Miners End Railroad Blockade in Kentucky

This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. The nearly two-month blockade of a Kentucky railroad track is coming to an end as unpaid coal miners end their protest in order to take new jobs, start classes, or move away from their coal-dependent communities.  When coal company Blackjewel abruptly declared bankruptcy in July, […]

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Timeline for Briefs Set in Blackjewel ‘Hot Goods’ Case, Miner Pay Remains Murky

The federal judge presiding over coal operator Blackjewel LLC’s bankruptcy has set a timeline in the “hot goods” dispute over millions of dollars worth of coal sitting in railcars in Kentucky and Virginia. Frank Volk, chief U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, gave the Labor Department, […]

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