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  • South Fork Coal says it will liquidate rather than restructure in bankruptcy filing

    South Fork Coal says it will liquidate rather than restructure in bankruptcy filing

    Press ReleaseAugust 19, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, Wilmington, DE. — Late last week, White Forest Resources, the parent company of South Fork Coal Company announced that its bankruptcy would end in liquidation rather than restructuring.

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  • Coal for Steel Production is Not a “Critical Material”

    Coal for Steel Production is Not a “Critical Material”

    The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) effort to designate metallurgical coal a “critical material” in the department’s 2026 Critical Materials Assessment relies on a flawed and insufficient process, as detailed in a letter signed by a dozen groups.  The Department

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  • Trump administration rubber stamps bankrupt coal company’s encroachment into Monongahela National Forest

    Trump administration rubber stamps bankrupt coal company’s encroachment into Monongahela National Forest

    Today, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement determined that a bankrupt coal company with a long history of regulatory violations has the right to haul coal through the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia.  Richmond, Virginia-based South Fork

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  • Stand with Chesterfield: Say no to Dominion’s polluting gas plant

    Stand with Chesterfield: Say no to Dominion’s polluting gas plant

    Dominion Energy wants to spend $4.5 billion on a massive gas-burning plant at its old Chesterfield coal station—right next to the Dutch Gap Conservation Area. Chesterfield neighbors have already lived with coal-ash pollution for decades. Now they’d get millions more

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  • Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest

    Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest

    A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward to protect portions of the Monongahela National Forest from mining activities by South Fork Coal Company, despite the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. South Fork Coal Co. filed for bankruptcy in February…

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  • The Roadless Area Conservation Act

    The Roadless Area Conservation Act

    Last week, ABRA joined representatives of conservation organization from across the nation in Washington, D.C. The trip was sponsored by Earth Justice and Sierra Club. We met with lawmakers to convey our concerns about the potential harms to our national

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