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Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
The use of coal to generate electricity on the US grid has been plunging for nearly two decades, and the first Trump administration was unable to affect the trend. So his second administration has attempted more aggressive interventions to prop up…
Federal court knocks down order saving Michigan coal plant
A federal court on Friday blocked the Trump administration from keeping a decades-old Michigan coal plant open based on an “emergency” order. The 64-year-old coal plant was set to close as part of a transition to cleaner energy in May…
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…
Federal court rules against Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant running
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down an order from the Trump administration keeping a Michigan coal plant open past its planned retirement. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Energy Department went beyond its…
A federal judge just told Trump there's no 'emergency' to justify keeping a Michigan coal plant open
The Department of Energy overstepped when it ordered an aging coal-fired power plant in Michigan to stay open past its planned retirement date last year, a federal court ruled on Friday. The J.H Campbell plant is one of seven fossil-fueled plants…
Coal Nears Breakout As Gulf Energy Shock Drives Utilities Back To Dirty Fuel Ahead Of Winter
Newcastle thermal coal futures are approaching the $150-a-ton breakout level as the global energy shock, most acute in industrial fuels, encourages utilities to shift toward coal ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter while electrification trends…
Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration bid to keep Michigan coal plant open
Brian Cassella | Chicago Tribune | Getty Images A federal appeals court threw out a Trump administration order on Friday that had forced a Michigan coal plant to remain open beyond its planned retirement. The unanimous ruling by a…
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…
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