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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Trump's Coal Order Comes As Companies Choose Everything Else

Natural gas is the dominant fuel for electricity now, displacing coal several years ago. Last year, for the first time, wind and solar also outpaced coal.

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Energy & Environment Briana Heaney,

Bluefield State Expanding Mining Curriculum

Bluefield State University is teaming up with the Virginia Institute of Technology to develop a curriculum that will help the region’s economy. Bluefield State's existing mining engineering program wi...

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