WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV, has released a report detailing the price and production levels of coal as well as natural gas prices in Appalachia and nationally.
For the week ending Sept. 2, 2017, estimated U.S. coal production totaled approximately 16.4 million short tons. This production estimate is 1.9% lower than last week’s estimate and 5.2% higher than the production estimate in the comparable week in 2016.
