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Independent MPs call for Australia to become a leader in climate change

The Daily Telegraph Australia 03 Jun 2023

... mining sector which is a major problem and a source of warming," Ms Steggall told Sky News Australia.

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‘Dead or alive’: Pakistani men trapped in coal mine since May 4

Al Jazeera 01 Jun 2023

The two coal miners have been trapped since May 4 inside the mine in Dukki district, 320km (198 miles) from Balochistan’s capital Quetta, the hub of Pakistan’s coal production ... Landslides, methane gas blasts and industrial accidents are among the leading causes of casualties inside the coal mines across Balochistan.

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Policy Watch: World dangerously lagging on plugging methane emissions

Reuters 31 May 2023

For example, bottom-up inventory data suggested China’s coal mine methane capturing regulations led to emissions falling 37% in the 10 years to 2019, whereas satellite data suggested they’d had no significant impact ... Methane policies often don’t tackle the entire supply chain, with very few covering abandoned wells and mines.

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‘Mining our Manners’: It’s time for Pa. to clean up its abandoned mines

Longview News-Journal 29 May 2023

Although it currently has fewer than 50 active mines, the commonwealth still has roughly 5,000 abandoned underground mines, many of which are leaching toxic metals and other hazardous contaminants into our water and dangerous methane into our air—contributing to local environmental issues and the overall climate crisis.

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Duki coal mine blast kills one, leaves three hurt

Dawn 28 May 2023

A coal miner was killed and three received burn injuries in a methane gas explosion in a mine in Duki coal field, on Saturday.

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Coal worker killed, 4 injured in Duki mine blast

Urdu Point 27 May 2023

... in a methane gas blast inside a coal mine in Balochistan's Duki district on Saturday.

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Man faces burglary, reckless endangerment charges following incident at coal mine tourist attraction

The Citizens' Voice 26 May 2023

MINE ... MINE ... “The potential always exists for methane in the mine to ignite that could cause a fire or explosion,” Colleen Connolly, DEP regional communications manager for the Northeast Regional Office, said in an email prior to the man’s capture ... 9 Coal Mine, as it does not host active mining and there are not high levels of methane.”.

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UPDATE: Man faces burglary, reckless endangerment charges following incident at coal mine tourist attraction

Standard-Speaker 26 May 2023

“The potential always exists for methane in the mine to ignite that could cause a fire or explosion," Colleen Connolly, DEP regional communications manager for the Northeast Regional Office, said in an email prior to the man's capture ... 9 Coal Mine, as it does not host active mining and there are not high levels of methane.".

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UPDATE: Authorities remove man who was holed up in mine in Lansford

Standard-Speaker 25 May 2023

“The potential always exists for methane in the mine to ignite that could cause a fire or explosion," Colleen Connolly, DEP regional communications manager, Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre, said in an email prior to the man's capture ... are not high levels of methane.".

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Authorities remove man who was holed up in mine in Lansford

The Citizens' Voice 25 May 2023

9 Coal Mine and Museum tourist attraction for some 12 hours on Thursday ... “The potential always exists for methane in the mine to ignite that could cause a fire or explosion," Colleen Connolly, DEP regional communications manager, Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre, said in an email.

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By Investing in Methane Capture Mining Cos Can up Revenues by 30 percent: Experts

Beijing News 24 May 2023

Among other suggestions the experts also suggested that somebody should be made accountable to capture methane from abandoned coal mines that continue to emit methane in the environment, which has not been addressed as yet ... Growth in coal production is directly proportional to the release of methane from mining activities.

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Rep. Chris Deluzio and Molly Parzen: Time for Pa. to clean up abandoned mines

Pittsburgh Tribune Review 24 May 2023

Although it currently has fewer than 50 active mines, the commonwealth still has roughly 5,000 abandoned underground mines, many of which are leaching toxic metals and other hazardous contaminants into our water and dangerous methane into our air, contributing to local environmental issues and the overall climate crisis.

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Doerr School announces greenhouse gas removal as its first focus area

Stanford Daily 23 May 2023

Now, if you use that same money to buy wind and solar to replace the fossil fuel source, you’re going to eliminate not only more CO2, [but will also] eliminate air pollution, mining and infrastructure,” Jacobson said ... Methane, for example, is a greenhouse gas 28 times stronger than carbon dioxide.

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Methane must fall to slow global heating—but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated

Phys Dot Org 22 May 2023

In fact, 41% of all policies targeted methane from coal mines and oil refineries, compared with 25% for farms and landfills ... used in fossil methane policies. Policies targeting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector tend to be more stringent than those targeting coal mines.

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Methane must fall to slow global heating \u2013 but only 13 per cent of emissions are actually regulated

Indian Express 21 May 2023

In fact, 41 per cent of all policies targeted methane from coal mines and oil refineries, compared with 25 per cent for farms and landfills ... methane policies. Policies targeting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector tend to be more stringent than those targeting coal mines.