Washington, D.C. – National Mining Association (NMA) president and CEO Hal Quinn issued this statement following the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee mark-up of the Affordable Reliable Energy Now Act (ARENA Act) sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.): “The ARENA Act is a commonsense... Read More

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn had the following reaction to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Final Clean Power Plan unveiled today: “EPA’s final Clean Power Plan reflects political expediency, not reality for supplying the nation with low cost reliable power. Left... Read More

Upcoming EPA Power Plan Regulation Will Usher In Higher Electricity Costs For States, Reduced Grid Reliability WASHINGTON - The upcoming unveiling of the Environmental Protection Agency's plan to impose new far-reaching regulations on emissions of existing power plants promises to bring unwelcome... Read More

Coal Industry Tells “Listening Session” How to Improve Returns to Taxpayers Washington, D.C. – If the Department of the Interior is truly listening for the best way to maximize revenue to taxpayers from the federal coal lease program, it will lower the cost of mining federal coal. That’s the message... Read More

Washington, D.C. – The stream buffer zone regulation unveiled today by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSM) is the latest in a series of costly and unnecessary regulations from an administration that appears determined to destroy coal mining communities. The National Mining... Read More