Company: NC
Filing Date: 2025-04-07
Form Type: ARS
Source: 0000789933-25-000013
Chunk: 51

Company: NACCO INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-07
Form: ARS
Chunk 51
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 mining properties after mining, the discharge of GHGs and other materials into the environment, surface subsidence from underground mining and the effects that mining has on groundwater quality and availability. Legislation mandating certain benefits for current and retired coal miners also affects the industry. Mining operations require numerous governmental and regulatory permits and approvals. We are required to prepare and present to federal, state or local authorities data pertaining to the impact the production and combustion of coal may have upon the environment. The public, including non-governmental organizations, opposition groups and individuals, have statutory rights to comment upon and submit objections to requested permits and 18

approvals and to legally challenge certain permits subsequent to their issuance. Compliance with these requirements is costly and time-consuming and may delay commencement or continuation of development or production. New legislation and/or regulations and orders may materially adversely affect our mining operations, cost structure or customers. All of these factors could significantly reduce our profitability. Congress has considered climate change legislation aimed at reducing GHG emissions, particularly from coal combustion by power plants. Enactment of laws and passage of regulations regarding GHG emissions at the federal or state level, or other actions to limit carbon dioxide emissions, such as opposition by environmental groups of coal-fired power plants, could result in electric generators switching from coal to other fuel sources or premature facility closures. Congress continues to consider a variety of proposals to reduce GHG emissions from the combustion of coal and other fuels. These proposals include emission taxes, emission reductions, including carbon tax and cap-and-trade programs, and mandates or incentives to generate electricity by using renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power. Some states have established programs to reduce GHG emissions. Further, certain governmental agencies provide grants or other financial incentives to entities developing or selling alternative energy sources with lower levels of GHG emissions, which may lead to more competition from those entities. The potential impact on us of future laws, regulations or other policies or circumstances will depend upon the degree to which any such laws, regulations or other policies or circumstances require electricity generators to diminish their reliance on coal as a fuel source. Complicating these matters further, over the last several decades, U.S. Administrations have increasingly relied on regulations and executive orders to implement environmental policies and objectives in the absence of Congressional agreement regarding new legislation. This condition, which creates instability and unpredictability of environmental regulations, seems likely to persist and could increase due to apparent polarization between the two main political parties. As a result, we and/or our customers, often must comply with and otherwise adapt to environmental regulations