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Diamonds & Coal: 240 years is worth celebrating
Historian and Wilkes-Barre City Councilman Tony Brooks and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic Musical Director Mélisse Brunet speak before Friday's performance for students to celebrate Luzerne County's 240th anniversary. Diamonds go out…
States and cities sue over EPA cutting rule that limits emissions from coal and gas power plants
Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Oct 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ States and cities sue over EPA cutting rule that limits emissions from coal and gas power plants Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Oct 1, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ WASHINGTON — States…
Scientists can now measure the damage each new coal mine can do to people, nature
Scientists have long known every tonne of carbon dioxide matters to the climate. But governments keep approving new fossil fuel projects – even as climate change worsens. Until now, it's been difficult to say how much damage and extra…
Newsom and Bonta create new hurdle for Trump-backed Oakland coal terminal
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 40, the Community First Coal Review Act, into law, adding a new hurdle that developers will have to clear to build a coal terminal in West Oakland. The law, which was introduced this summer by…
Coal India's supplies to power sector rise 10.6% in September
Amid rising power demand, coal behemoth Coal India's supplies to the power sector rose 10.63 per cent year-on-year to 48.90 million tonnes (mt) in September, compared with 44.20 mt in the year-ago period. Supplies to the non-regulated sector (NRS)…
Coal supply by CIL to power sector rises 11% in Jul-Sep
State-owned CIL on Thursday said the supply of dry fuel to the power sector users has increased by 11.01 per cent to 148.20 million tonne (MT) in the second quarter of the current financial year from 133.50 MT in the year-ago period. The supply has…
A turd in the swimming pool
The decision of the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission, to approve the biggest coalmine ever to come before it, is based on a simple falsehood: that the 809 million tonnes of greenhouse gases the mine will release are not a problem…
What's in the permitting reform bill?
This week, a set of bipartisan senators announced a major permitting reform bill aimed at speeding up the buildout of the nation's infrastructure, especially energy projects, here's what the bill, known as the Bipartisan American Affordability and…
The Iran war is making Australia's gas industry richer
The war in the Middle East is delivering a huge windfall for Australian gas exporters, as new figures suggest soaring prices could add $23 billion to their combined revenue this year and reverse what was expected to be a period of decline. One-off…
Presidents rarely visit Indian Country. Trump's planned Choctaw Nation rally will be the latest
President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally on the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma on Thursday, putting him in the company of just a handful of U.S. presidents who have visited tribal nations while in office. The rally is part of Trump's recent…
Tata Power Says India Will Meet Surging AI Electricity Demand
India is ready to cope with a coming surge in demand for electricity as the artificial-intelligence boom takes hold, thanks to the country's push to add energy storage, according to Praveer Sinha, chief executive officer of Tata Power Co. The…
China Is Facing an Energy Transition Dilemma in Pakistan
A deluge of solar panels and batteries from China has transformed Pakistan's electricity sector, bringing huge benefits for consumers. Yet, there have been losers too: the nation's already indebted energy industry, and a previous generation of…
Opinion: Northeast Pennsylvania has a big role to play in building America's technology economy
Northeastern Pennsylvania has been at the center of an economic transformation before. Generations ago, anthracite coal helped power the Industrial Revolution and preserve democracy around the world by fueling Allied forces in World War II.
Google Just Went Nuclear in Georgia. These 2 Industrial Stocks Get Paid to Build It.
Alphabet 's (GOOG -1.70%) (GOOGL -1.70%) Google recently struck a deal with The Southern Company 's (SO +0.70%) Georgia Power to boost its capacity at two nuclear plants. Google will finance 'uprates' (upgrades for a reactor's power output) at…
Ramaco Resources Stock: The New Rare Earth Report Disappoints (NASDAQ:METC)
Ramaco Resources should be valued solely as a coal company, not a rare-earth play. Recent technical reports confirm METC lacks an economically viable method to extract rare earths from its coal. The latest Hatch report invalidates prior extraction…
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