Coal

EPA Moves To Crack Down On Dangerous Coal Ash Storage Ponds

It's the first time the EPA has enforced a 2015 rule aimed at reducing groundwater pollution from the unlined storage ponds that can pollute waterways and poison wildlife.
By AP

Coal Miners Union To Joe Manchin: Support Build Back Better

The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) said the Build Back Better Act would provide benefits to coal miners in West Virginia.
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Several More Countries Pledge To Phase Out Use Of Coal

But many major economies including the United States, China, India and Japan have set no formal dates for ending the use of coal.
By FRANK JORDANS and SYLVIA HUI, AP

Joe Manchin Hinders Infrastructure Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is hindering President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and getting called out for his actions.
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The Biden Administration Won’t Explain Its Handout To Big Coal

The Interior Department has approved royalty relief for one of America's largest coal companies — a move that flies in the face of its own climate agenda.
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A Thousand Coal Miners Are Still On Strike After 4 Months

The miners of Warrior Met in Alabama say they're determined to win back what they lost in bankruptcy five years ago.
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Banks And Investors Are Still Pouring Billions Into Coal Companies

New research reveals the scale of the money that continues to flow to the dirtiest fossil fuel, despite the accelerating climate crisis.
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The World Is Finally Giving Up Coal — Almost

Coal is in a death spiral — but it's far from clear when the final coal plant will close.
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Coal Company Officials Plead Guilty After Hiding Black Lung Dangers

So far three former officials with Armstrong Coal have acknowledged their part in a fraud made public by HuffPost.
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Controversial Coal Baron Robert Murray Dies

Murray fought federal mine safety regulations for years.
By AP