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Solar eclipses coal as China's top power source
China's installed solar power capacity has surpassed coal for the first time to become the country's largest single power source, a historic milestone that fundamentally reshapes the nation's energy supply landscape and accelerates its ongoing…
Diamonds & Coal: Protecting and celebrating the community
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DC Circuit Rejects Energy Department's Claim of 'Emergency' Authority to Order Coal Plant to Remain Open
One of the more unusual, and controversial, elements of the Trump Administration's energy policy has been to force some coal plants slated for closure to remain open and operational. From the start, some have questioned whether the Department of…
Chinese Scientists Propose Turning Abandoned Coal Mines Into Farming Laboratories
There are more than 12,000 abandoned coal mines across China, offering vast amounts of underground space and sophisticated infrastructure that could potentially be repurposed – and researchers have an idea about how to do just that. The…
Court Rules Against Trump Order to Keep Michigan Coal-Fired Plant Operating
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Trump administration's order to keep the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan operating. The decision could impact other orders that have been issued to keep U.S. coal-fired power…
Court blocks Trump from forcing open a dead coal plant that no one wants open
A court has blocked the Department of Energy's attempts to force a broken coal plant open in Michigan, stating that there is no “emergency” that should force the plant to stay open and wasting millions of ratepayer dollars for 468…
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) Shares Down 3.9% - Here's Why
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Get Free Report)'s share price fell 3.9% on Friday. The company traded as low as $97.01 and last traded at $97.7290. 31,487 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 96% from the average daily volume of 825,535…
UK's first long-distance battery-powered trains announced
Brand new battery-powered trains will speed up travel in the north of England, the government said in an announcement on Friday. The 29 trains will be built in a factory in Derby which, the government says, will create 350 new jobs. Battery-powered…
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Did You Suffer a Sweltering August? You Weren't Alone. It Tied for the Month With the Hottest Global Temperatures on Record
If you thought this August was especially hot, you aren't wrong. According to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, last month tied with July 2023 as the hottest month on its record, which dates back to 1940. The global surface…
The Download: biotech's future and cheaper, cleaner steel
This story is from The Checkup, our weekly biotech newsletter. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Thursday. Biotechnology is one of four categories in our 35 Innovators Under 35 list for 2026, featuring young people worldwide doing…
Japan's producer price gains stay elevated, backing BOJ hikes
Prices for Japan's corporate goods rose at a faster pace than expected in August, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates to stem upside inflation risks. The measure of input prices for Japanese firms rose 7.6% in…
Ukraine war latest: Five killed and 67 injured as Putin strikes shopping centre
At least five people were killed and 67 others were injured as Russian drones hit a shopping mall in Pavlohrad, a city in southeastern Ukraine. Officials said shops and vehicles were hit in the daylight attack which took place 'when there were many…
Alpha Metallurgical Resources Director Courtis Buys $2.3 Million Shares. Is it Time for You to Buy Too?
Kenneth S. Courtis, a Director at Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (AMR -3.41%), purchased 10,000 shares of common stock on September 8, 2026. SEC Form 4 filing. Premium Feature Moneyball Superscore MetricValueTransaction value~$2.3…
The Latest: The US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. Friday's milestone anniversary brings memorial rituals —…
Empty Stoke Newington Town Hall costing council £850k a year
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. A crumbling and vacant Grade II listed former…
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