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Coal exports fell 11% in the first six months of the year from 2024, including declines in the kinds of coal to generate electricity and make steel.
That’s according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, citing U.S. Census data.
U.S. trade policy may have driven the decline. In February, China imposed a 15% tariff on U.S. coal imports, followed by a 34% reciprocal tariff on all U.S. goods.
China accounted for three-quarters of the loss in U.S. coal demand overseas, according to the agency.
West Virginia ships coal by rail for export to the ports of Baltimore and Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia.
CSX and Norfolk Southern recently reported that their export coal tonnage was down. About 500 coal workers were laid off in southern West Virginia in August.
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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBehind the rates paid by the companies’ customers is a hidden cost that doesn’t show up on their bills. Customers receive electricity from two aging, out-of-state coal plants that lose a lot of money.
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