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Trump admin ramps up effort to revive coal industry as power demand surges
The Trump administration is stepping up its push to reinvigorate the U.S. coal industry as it pursues its goal of boosting energy security. Last week, the Department of Energy announced that it would provide $175 million in funding for projects to…
The nation's largest public utility is going back to coal - with almost no input from the public
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between and, a public radio station serving western North Carolina. The Tennessee Valley Authority's quarterly meeting in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, opened with a triumphant video homage to its work…
Former Corsa Coal VP Convicted in $140M Egyptian Bribery Scheme
A federal jury convicted a former vice president of Corsa Coal Corporation (Corsa) for his role in a multi-year scheme to bribe Egyptian government officials in connection with nearly $140 million in coal supply contracts. According to court…
Why Australia's white-ball teams have become the canary in the coal mine
Cricket Australia need not fixture more T20 matches. There are ample opportunities already for Australian cricketers to play the shortest form of the game – and line their pockets – in the IPL and other domestic competitions. Form…
The Energy Transition Won't Work Without Coal Towns
A fossil fuel superpower cannot sustain deep emissions reductions if doing so drives up costs for vulnerable consumers, undercuts strategic domestic industries, or threatens the survival of communities that depend on fossil fuel production. That…
After Nuking Climate Rules, EPA Guts Mercury Limits on Coal Plants
Current conditions: The deadliest avalanche in modern California history killed at least eight skiers near Lake Tahoe • Strong winds are raising the wildfire risk across vast swaths of the northern Plains, from Montana to the Dakotas, and…
How Jesse Jackson made room for white workers
In May 2000, a few months before I left my native southeastern Kentucky to attend college in Washington, D.C., the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to a nearby town. The civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, who died on Tuesday…
Coal off-take by power sector declines for fifth consecutive month in January 2026
Coal off-take by the power sector continued to decline for the fifth consecutive month in January 2026 despite severe cold wave conditions fuelling electricity demand, marking the highest January consumption since at least 2010. According to the…
U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change
The Trump administration this week threatened to pull the United States out of the world's leading energy agency unless it abandoned its focus on tackling climate change. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that the International Energy Agency had…
Daily on Energy: EPA to roll back mercury rule, Wright takes on IEA, and oil climbs on Iran threats
Meanwhile, in other news, the Environmental Protection Agency plans to finalize a rule that would weaken restrictions on air toxics like mercury for coal-fired power plants. 🏭💨 Welcome to Daily on Energy, written by Washington…
Met Coal Slips Again as Weather Clears and Mills Step Back
Prices haven't changed much – they're down slightly as restocking season comes to a close. But some commentary came out on the US coking coal market which is worth reading in a broader context, and I thought warranted an article going out to…
Rising electricity prices key to midterms but no immediate fix ready
“At the gas pump, fuel prices are down by almost 10% over the past year,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday. “The average national price for a gallon of regular gas is now less than $3 and is…
Goodbye to beef: China presents the future of food with the creation of a meat-flavored mushroom that is grown without animals and requires 70% less land
A new gene-edited fungus developed in China is being pitched as a double win for dinner plates and the climate. The strain, called FCPD, delivers protein with a meatlike taste and texture while using 44% less sugar, cutting production time by 88%…
The EPA just took a giant step backward on global warming | Douglas Rooks
Douglas Rooks has been a Maine editor, columnist and reporter for 40 years. He welcomes comment at [email protected]. Last week's decision by the Environmental Protection Agency repealing a 2009 “endangerment” finding that carbon…
6 Abandoned Places You Can Actually Visit
Abandoned places often emanate a particular beauty and power, as anyone with a love for urban exploration or off-the-beaten-path tourism can attest. While some people might prefer to spend their vacations visiting palaces or beaches, many others…
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