White House exempts certain requirements of Coke Oven Rule

The White House said in a statement” “A strong coke industry is therefore vital to building and maintaining critical infrastructure and military readiness…The Coke Oven Rule places severe burdens on the coke production industry and, through its indirect effects, on the viability of our Nation’s critical infrastructure, defense, and national security… Now, Therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(i)(4), do hereby proclaim that certain stationary sources subject to the Coke Oven Rule, as identified in Annex I of this proclamation, are exempt from compliance with certain requirements of the Coke Oven Rule.” Names in the coking coal space include Ramaco Resources (METC), Warrior Met Coal (HCC), Alpha Metallurgical (AMR) and SunCoke Energy (SXC).