Cloud Peak Energy Hosts EPA Administrator Pruitt
August 04 2017 - 1:37PM
Business Wire
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt
visited the Cloud Peak Energy office in Broomfield, CO to discuss
the EPA’s priorities and steps taken during the first six months of
the administration and to hear how the end of the Obama
administration’s war on coal has positively impacted coal jobs and
outlook for the industry. Administrator Pruitt’s remarks focused on
his efforts to return the rule of law to the EPA, to bring ‘a
degree of humility’ to governance, and to demonstrate that strong
and effective environmental stewardship can be achieved without
restricting economic growth or negating America’s energy advantage.
As the Administrator said, “Our country is so rich in resources and
so strongly committed to clean air, clean water, and a great
environment, that we don’t have to make a choice. We can have
energy-driven growth and strong environmental stewardship.” Nothing
more strongly symbolizes the changes that the Trump administration
has instituted than the fact that the EPA Administrator came to
talk to employees of one of the largest coal producers in the
country.
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt visits
with Cloud Peak Energy employees in the Broomfield, CO office.
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Administrator Pruitt also emphasized his commitment to restore
the EPA’s constructive engagement with all stakeholders and to
reinstate the cooperative federalism with states that is imbedded
in our nation’s environmental laws. He said, “Industry and states
must be partners in our efforts to ensure strong environmental
stewardship and we must enforce the law rather than attempt to
influence energy markets. This agency will not be picking winners
and losers.”
Cloud Peak Energy CEO Colin Marshall expressed his sincere
thanks to Administrator Pruitt on behalf of the company’s 1,300
employees for working with President Trump to end the war on coal.
Marshall noted that it is a remarkable change from the previous
administration to have the EPA Administrator visit a coal company
and take the time to speak with our employees and answer their
questions. He also shared with Administrator Pruitt his thoughts on
how the coal industry can help the Administrator’s vision of
domestic energy resources driving responsible economic growth and
international influence. Mr. Marshall suggested that given the
nation’s energy abundance, “we should burn abundant, low-cost coal
in modern High Efficiency Low Emissions (HELE) ultra-super critical
coal plants in the U.S. to supply low-cost, reliable electricity to
drive domestic economic growth. The U.S. should simultaneously
develop carbon capture technology for future deployment to
meaningfully reduce CO2 emissions when that technology becomes
commercially available. In turn, we should use domestic natural gas
primarily for heating and to provide industrial/chemical feedstock
to boost economic growth while exporting surplus natural gas and
oil to improve the U.S. balance of trade and drive global energy
dominance.”
About Cloud Peak Energy®
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (NYSE:CLD) is headquartered in Wyoming
and is one of the largest U.S. coal producers and the only
pure-play Powder River Basin coal company. As one of the safest
coal producers in the nation, Cloud Peak Energy mines low sulfur,
subbituminous coal and provides logistics supply services. The
Company owns and operates three surface coal mines in the PRB, the
lowest cost major coal producing region in the nation. The Antelope
and Cordero Rojo mines are located in Wyoming and the Spring Creek
Mine is located in Montana. In 2016, Cloud Peak Energy shipped
approximately 59 million tons from its three mines to customers
located throughout the U.S. and around the world. Cloud Peak Energy
also owns rights to substantial undeveloped coal and complementary
surface assets in the Northern PRB, further building the Company’s
long-term position to serve Asian export and domestic customers.
With approximately 1,300 total employees, the Company is widely
recognized for its exemplary performance in its safety and
environmental programs. Cloud Peak Energy is a sustainable fuel
supplier for approximately three percent of the nation’s
electricity.
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Cloud Peak Energy Inc.Rick Curtsinger,
720-566-2948Director, Public Affairs