Plans to build an ethanol plant near Erskine have suffered another setback, with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency set to recommend that the project, proposed by Agassiz Energy LLC, complete a detailed Environmental Impact Statement before proceeding further. The recommendation comes as a result of the project’s 70-page Environmental Assessment Worksheet and its review process, [...]
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave sent a letter Tuesday asking atomic energy regulators to consider water quality as they decide whether to allow uranium mining in Larimer and Weld counties.
Musgrave, R-Colo., said she’s heard from residents concerned about water quality as a Canadian company prepares to prospect for uranium near the town of Nunn.
Powertech Uranium Corp. last [...]
A new proposal to drill for coal-bed methane north of Glacier National Park has Montana officials looking for a permanent solution to energy development issues in southeastern British Columbia.
“We’re tired of fighting this project after project after project,” said Rich Moy, water management chief with Montana’s Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. “What we need [...]
A proposed coal-fired power plant for the east side of Waterloo continues to move forward.
Thursday LS Power submitted a draft air quality permit with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
What that means is an engineer with the DNR will look over the application and make sure LS Power is on the right track. If [...]
Indiana State officials say Southwest Indiana is experiencing a boom in oil and gas exploration, with a peak number of wells drilled over the past 15 years.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas released a report earlier this week that says oil and gas wells are being drilled in Indiana “At [...]
INDIANAPOLIS - The plan to give the public input before the state allows strip-mining on wildlife areas or state parks sailed through the Indiana House on Wednesday.
House Bill 1322 passed 95-0, though Republican legislators posed several questions about it to the bill’s author, state Rep. Dave Crooks, D-Washington.
Crooks said the bill was inspired by the [...]
State approval is the only thing keeping a Canadian company from exploring for coal in Chickaloon. Full Metal Minerals is leasing more than 21,000 acres at a cost of $4 an acre.
The money raised pays for mental health services in the state. But Chickaloon residents worry their quiet way of life could come to an [...]
The new, cleaner coal technology “integrated gasification combined-cycle” - better known as coal gasification - holds promise as part of Wisconsin’s next generation of baseload power plants, a state report concludes.
The Department of Natural Resources and the Public Service Commission have been studying coal gasification, which is being pushed by environmentalists but has elicited a [...]
Quest Minerals & Mining Corp. , a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, today announced that it has received a permit from the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources to conduct coal mining at its Pond Creek Mine at Slater’s Branch, Kentucky. The mining permit is held by Quest’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Gwenco, Inc., [...]
Quest Minerals & Mining Corp., a Kentucky based operator of energy and mineral related properties, today announced that it has received a permit from the Kentucky Department of Natural Resources to conduct coal mining at its Pond Creek Mine at Slater’s Branch, Kentucky. The mining permit is held by Quest’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Gwenco, Inc., and [...]
