Rising natural gas prices, an explosion of new data centers, and EPA policy changes are giving old coal plants new life.

The Energy Department cites an ongoing power reliability emergency, though some are skeptical and say costs will come back to ...

The Trump administration is looking to extend the useful life of coal-fired power plants to boost the nation's energy ...

The Environmental Protection Agency recently finalized the repeal of a 2024 regulation that one North Dakota official had called a “death penalty” to the state’s lignite coal industry. The repeal ...

China has grown its coal power and renewables capacities in tandem, but 2025 figures see the fossil fuel once again take ...

President Trump and power-hungry AI data centers are giving the country’s waning coal industry a boost.

The main point of contention is a goal for coal-fired power plants would need to be operating at 69% capacity.

President Donald Trump signed an order directing the Defense Department to favor electricity derived from coal, expanding his campaign to prop up the fossil fuel.

Mercury is a neurotoxic metal that can cause irreparable harm to human health – especially the brain development of young ...

The price of coal used in power generation is starting to heat up again, as conflict in the Middle East fans concerns about global energy security.

Washington’s attorney general says DOE missed deadlines and withheld records tied DOE’s decision to keep a Centralia coal ...

President Trump has long promoted a revival of the coal industry as one of his signature policies. He took the first steps in that direction during his first term, but has stepped up the effort during ...