ALTON, Illinois — Where the Wood and Mississippi rivers meet in southern Illinois, over a million cubic yards of toxic coal ash sit on the edge of Illinois’ floodplain, threatening the waterways that ...

Global demand for coal is stalling and will gradually decline over the next five years, according to a fresh report. Whether we’ve truly hit “peak coal,” however, depends China. Today’s newsletter ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 12 (Reuters) - India's cabinet on Friday permitted the export of coal as the country's power plants have a surplus, information minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Power plants that have ...

India’s government approved on Friday auctions for coal that buyers could use for industrial activity and exports in yet another reform in the vast coal sector. The government endorsed the new policy ...

Hannah Wiseman is affiliated with the Center for Progressive Reform. Along with a team of other Penn State researchers, she also received a seed grant from the Penn State Institute of Energy and the ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Every December, stressed-out parents joke about it. A defiant toddler scribbles on the wall and suddenly someone mutters, “Santa’s bringing you coal this year.” For generations, the threat has been ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... CRAIG — The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized ...

Los Angeles has fully exited coal, city officials announced this week. The Intermountain Power Project (IPP) in Utah, the last remaining source of coal-fired electricity serving the nation’s ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving any coal-fired power, officials announced ...

The Trump administration is proposing to extend the life of some coal plants and their controversial waste-disposal practices. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Tuesday to allow as ...