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Coal demand set for uptick on rising power needs: expert
The country's coal demand, which had remained weak earlier in the current financial year, is poised for a boost in the coming days on the back of a sharp turnaround in electricity consumption, an industry expert said on Sunday (February 22, 2026).
EPA eases limits on mercury from coal plants, a toxin linked to brain damage
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday weakened limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants, the Trump administration's latest effort to boost the fossil fuel industry by paring back clean air and water rules.
Winter storm Fern proved coal is still the power grid's reliable backbone * WorldNetDaily * by Emily Arthun, Real Clear Wire
When Winter Storm Fern swept across much of the United States in mid-January 2026—bringing snow, ice, and sustained sub-zero temperatures from Texas to New England—millions of Americans braced for power outages. In some areas, those…
Trump Targets Coal Plant Toxin Rules To Boost Power Supply
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials under President Donald Trump unveiled plans to ease limits on mercury and hazardous air pollutants from coal-fired power plants. The move aims to lower compliance costs for utilities and support…
Coal India's Gevra block in Chhattisgarh to become the world's top mine by next year: Top official
Coal India's Gevra mine will become the world's top coal-producing mine next year by achieving the output of 63 million tonnes, surpassing the US mines, a top official said on Sunday. Gevra mine, operated by South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a…
EPA repeals Biden-era coal rules aimed at limiting brain-harming pollution
Listen to the audio version of this article (generated by AI). The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) repealed Biden-era regulations that forced power plants to cut harmful pollutants including brain-damaging mercury and particulate matter…
Future Perfect
“Once you see it, you can't unsee it,” my colleague Steven Kurutz told me this week. He was talking about the phenomenon of people increasingly backing their cars into parking spots, the subject of his recent investigation.
Six Questions on the Future of Trump's Tariffs
Good morning. Andrew here. We've spent the past 24 hours speaking with policymakers, business leaders, economists and legal experts to parse the implications of the Supreme Court's landmark 6-3 ruling that overturned most of President Trump's…
Time to end the lobbying protection racket
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. When Michael Munger explained that there's a point at which the first dollar…
Petro's Policies Are Decimating Colombia's Natural Gas Industry
Strife-torn Colombia is facing an energy crisis of gargantuan proportions. Decades of mismanagement and insecurity, coupled with radical changes to energy policy by Gustavo Petro, Colombia's first-ever leftist president, are wreaking havoc with the…
Democrats and the Chinese government agree: Trump's latest regulatory action is terrifying
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday that it is repealing a Biden-era power plant regulation that the Chinese government had urged it to keep in place. The agency announced in a statement the repeal of Biden-era amendments to…
Trump Betrayed the MAHA Movement This Week. RFK Jr.'s Reaction Was Telling.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. It was a bad week for the Make America Healthy Again movement. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive…
Public protest likely if pollution continues, Pendurthi MLA warns industrial units
Pendurthi MLA Panchakarla Ramesh Babu on Saturday (February 21) inspected the roads damaged by heavy vehicles and discussed the air pollution caused by coal dust and fly ash at Lankelapalem region. He visited the pothole-ridden roads from…
The vacant lot at the heart of Labor's battery manufacturing dream
At an old industrial site on the south-west outskirts of Brisbane, a large, nondescript patch of grass and concrete sits vacant. The property had long been home to the Swanbank coal power station, a 480-megawatt plant that kept the state's lights…
One of the Most Important Small-Town Papers of the Industrial Age Closing
OIL CITY, Pennsylvania -- The Derrick will be no more. Derrick Publishing Company, publisher of The Derrick and The News-Herald, announced on Feb. 5 that it will cease publication. Employees were told the decision was driven by the long-term…
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