Office of Surface Mining

Type: Organization

Name: Office of Surface Mining

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

US Federal Business Opportunity: Department of the Interior: D--Pathfinder Office Software

Agency: Department of the InteriorOffice: Office of Surface Mining Location: HeadquartersDate you need to respond by: 1-May-2013Solicitation Number: S13PS00012 Naics code: 334511 Computer and Electronic Product ManufacturingDescription:Notice Type: Presolicitation. ... [Published ITbriefing - May 23 2013]

Entities: Federal, Benavides (United States), Office of Surface Mining

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

California State University, Dominguez Hills

Life’s Journey and CSUDH Bring Sisters Closer by Degrees

Twists and turns in life, a 10-year age difference, and differing academic and career interests may have sent siblings Tené Green and Rhyan Williams on separate paths as they grew up, but going to college has brought them closer.“When we were younger, ... [Published CSU Dominguez Hills - May 23 2013]

Entities: West College, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Washington DC, Hawthorne Math and Science Academy

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

ArborGen Inc

ArborGen Continues Support of “Plant a Tree at Flight 93”..

ArborGen Continues Support of “Plant a Tree at Flight 93” Reforestation EffortsArborGen, the world leader in the development and commercialization of technologies that improve the productivity of trees, announced that for the second consecutive year it ... [Published ADVFN Australia - May 21 2013]

Entities: ArborGen Inc, Reforestation, ARRI, National Park Service, Office of Surface Mining

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

FWS to consider concerns about endangered fish

The Sierra Club and several other groups claim in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that Fish and Wildlife did not use the most up-to-date science when it agreed to allow surface mining at Zeb Mountain and Davis Creek. They say two endangered fish are threatened ... [Published Investors Business Daily - May 20 2013]

Entities: Office of Surface Mining, Mining, Endangered Species, Tom MacKenzie, Wastewater

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Sierra Club

Feds argue coal industry can legally give to ND regulators’ campaigns

FARGO – Federal lawyers concede that thousands of dollars of campaign donations from coal-mining interests to members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission “risk creating an appearance of impropriety.”FARGO – Federal lawyers concede that thousands ... [Published Fargo Forum - May 19 2013]

Entities: Kevin Cramer, Sierra Club, Coal Mining

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Environmental Groups Sue Over Mining Permits

The suit filed in federal court in Nashville on Thursday claims wastewater from surface mines at Zeb Mountain and David Creek threatens the endangered blackside dace and Cumberland darter.The Sierra Club and other environmental groups claim the Office ... [Published NewsChannel 5 - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mining, Environment, Office of Surface Mining, Darter

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Kasich approval needed for falling rock funding, ODNR says

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is trying to secure funding for repairs to a tall wall where large falling rocks damaged private property last week.“These high walls are common all over Southeast Ohio,” said Mark Bruce, a spokesperson for the ... [Published Ohio University Post - May 07 2013]

Entities: John Kasich, Mark Bruce, Office of Surface Mining, Athens

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Coal slurry dams put W.Va. on brink of disaster

Are we on the verge of another coal slurry disaster in West Virginia? We don’t mean to be alarmist, but it is hard not to be disturbed by a draft report from the U.S. Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation that raises questions about seven coal slurry ... [Published Clarksburg Exponent Telegram - May 01 2013]

Entities: Coal, Disaster, Office of Surface Mining

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Washington County Public Library creating 'A living library'

Logging in from multiple locations may be the cause.By Allie Robinson Washington County Public Library employee Lisa Jett helps Abingdon resident Gary Kimbrell 'check out' seeds from the library's seed collection. By Allie Robinson Washington County Public ... [Published TriCities.com - May 01 2013]

Entities: Sunflower, Watermelon, Bristol, Office of Surface Mining

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Expedite Report On Slurry Dams

U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement officials are right in their reluctance to release only partial results of testing at 73 West Virginia impoundments used to contain slurry waste from coal mines. Backed by state regulators, the ... [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Office of Surface Mining, Coal, guidelines

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 4 reports

OSM refuses to release details on slurry dam tests

Coalfield citizens this morning unsuccessfully sought the public release of more details of long-hidden federal testing that found indications of potentially serious safety problems at coal slurry dams across West Virginia.The Charleston GazetteAdver ... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Coal, Density, Joe Stanley, Office of Surface Mining, Ken Ward, Jr.

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Five Energy Stories Worth Reading Today (4/25/13)

Here are five recommended reads for today (4/25/13).Climate Progress reports: “[Tuesday]’s ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect clean water from coal mine and other destructive ... [Published Tiger Comm - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Office of Surface Mining, Rocky Mountain Institute, Great Barrier Reef, Sludge, Coal Mining

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Gregory Buppert is an attorney for the group Defenders of Wildlife, which is one of the plaintiffs in the case. He said the mines "do take steps to meet the standards required by the state of Tennessee for wastewater discharges, but conductivity in Tennessee is unregulated."

FWS to consider concerns about endangered fish [Published Investors Business Daily - May 20 2013]

...living library," said Heather Jefferys, who works as an AmeriCorps and Office of Surface Mining volunteer with Appalachian Sustainable Development. "A library is all about saving stories and collecting history, and seeds are their own story."

Washington County Public Library creating 'A living library' [Published TriCities.com - May 01 2013]

"We have a good diversity of species that were donated from the game commission" said Sierra Gladfelter, Schuylkill Headwaters outreach coordinator. "They're what the game commission uses for drawing wildlife."

Volunteers, students plant thousands of trees to help beautify mined land [Published Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald - Apr 27 2013]

"We think this is a matter of public safety that they release this information" said former miner Joe Stanley, an activist who questions the stability of slurry impoundments. "The public definitely needs to know."

OSM refuses to release details on slurry dam tests [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 25 2013]

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Coal mining and stream insects: Researchers exp... [Published Environmental Monitor - May 17 2013]
Environmental Groups Sue Over Mining Permits [Published NewsChannel 5 - May 16 2013]
Saving mineral funds is an uphill battle for Wy... [Published Stateline - May 14 2013]
Kasich approval needed for falling rock funding... [Published Ohio University Post - May 07 2013]
State and Province News May 2013 [Published AggMan - May 01 2013]
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Washington County Public Library creating 'A li... [Published TriCities.com - May 01 2013]
Volunteers, students plant thousands of trees t... [Published Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald - Apr 27 2013]
Expedite Report On Slurry Dams [Published Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register - Apr 27 2013]
Do we really want to wait until a slurry impoun... [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 26 2013]
Enzi, Barrasso: stop abusive, unnecessary regul... [Published U.S. Senator Michael Enzi - Apr 26 2013]
OSM refuses to release details on slurry dam tests [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 25 2013]
Five Energy Stories Worth Reading Today (4/25/13) [Published Tiger Comm - Apr 25 2013]
Slurry dam construction integrity questioned [Published State Journal - Apr 25 2013]
Feds questioning construction of state slurry dams [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 25 2013]
Wonkbook: Ready for Obamacare Rashomon? [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 25 2013]
Feds questioning construction of W.Va. slurry dams [Published Kentucky.com - Apr 25 2013]
Feds questioning construction of W.Va. slurry dams [Published South Carolina Enquirer-Herald - Apr 25 2013]
Many coal sludge impoundments have weak walls, ... [Published Washington Post - Apr 25 2013]
Many coal sludge impoundments have weak walls, ... [Published The Checkup - Apr 24 2013]
Obama proposes royalty reform, boost in coal fees [Published Red Lodge Clearinghouse - Apr 16 2013]
Coal-backed studies evoke controversy [Published Charleston Gazette - Apr 07 2013]
Routine mine blast blamed for boom heard across... [Published Sunday Gazette-Mail - Feb 27 2013]
Alton Coal pursuit of legal fees may have far-r... [Published Salt Lake Tribune - Feb 26 2013]

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Wonkbook: Ready for Obamacare Rashomon? [Published Ezra Klein - Apr 25 2013] Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas’s morning policy news primer. To subscribe by e-mail, click here . Send comments, criticism, or ideas to Wonkbook at Gmail dot com. To read more by Ezra and his team, go to Wonkblog . (Photo by Jessica ...
Many coal sludge impoundments have weak walls, ... [Published The Checkup - Apr 24 2013] Many of the man-made ponds for storing toxic sludge from coal-fired power plants have dangerously weak walls because of poor construction methods, according to the synopsis of a study for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ...