Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule
Miners and advocates are pleading with the Mine Safety and Health Administration to ensure a proposed rule to cut the cu...
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'It was like a heartbeat': Residents at a loss after newspaper shutters in declining coal county
Months after the last newspaper closed in a declining coal community in West Virginia, residents say they are already ex...
After decades of delays, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict ru...
EU climate chief is concerned over the expansion of the coal industry in China
The European Union's climate chief has expressed concern over the expansion of China's coal industry, with the building...
Federal board sides with Navajo coal company, says BNSF Railway must ship to Canadian port
A federal board has ordered BNSF Railway to transport at least 4.2 million tons of coal from a Montana mine to a port in...
Oregon county sues oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome
Oregon's most populous county is suing more than a dozen fossil fuel companies to recover costs related to extreme weath...
Shifting S. Africa coal plant for clean energy needs millions in loans; experts say that's a problem
Plumes of heat-trapping pollutants last billowed from the giant stacks of South Africa's Komati Power Station in October
India pauses plans to add new coal plants for five years, bets on renewables, batteries
The Indian government will not consider any proposals for new coal plants for the next five years and focus on growing i...
Coal firms owned by family of West Virginia governor sued over unpaid penalties
Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for p...
IEA: Shift to clean energy accelerating, but coal investments too high to meet climate goals
The International Energy Agency says energy security concerns and policy support from rich countries are speeding up rel...
