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Trump wants to fast-track an Alabama coal mine expansion—but almost all its rock is shipped overseas
A Trump effort to streamline the project would benefit the overseas steelmaking industry while putting Alabamians and the ...
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Trump aims to fast track Alabama coal build-out, citing US need. Nearly all the coal is bound for export
A Trump effort to streamline the project would benefit the overseas steelmaking industry while putting Alabamians and the ...
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Norfolk Southern revives Alabama coal branch
A moribund Norfolk Southern coal-hauling branch in Alabama last month hosted its first train in more than a decade. NS coal ...
See some of Alabama’s most fascinating ruins at the site of long-ago mining community
The preserved ruins of more than 460 coke ovens are hidden among the brush in Blocton Coke Oven Park in Bibb County, which is ...
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Trump Aims to Fast Track Alabama Coal Build-Out, Citing US Need. Nearly All the Coal Is Bound for Export
The Trump administration has announced it will aim to fast track the permitting and environmental review of a major coal mine expansion in central Alabama as part of a larger effort to accelerate ...
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How did Alabama-owned horse Coal Battle do in the 2025 Kentucky Derby? Here's what we know
Owned by Thomasville, Alabama grocery store owner, Coal Battle raced in the 2025 Kentucky Derby. See where he fell in the ...
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Alabamians Want Answers About a Four-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Coming to Their Backyards
Residents in and around Bessemer are furious over Project Marvel, a plan to build a 4.5-million-square-foot data processing ...