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At least eight dead and dozens trapped in coal mine after gas explosion
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China has killed at least eight people and trapped 38 underground, state media reported Saturday. The accident at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal in the northern province of Shanxi mine happened Friday evening…
China Is Making Mountains Out of Coal Hills
This is Bloomberg Opinion Today, a smoldering summation of Bloomberg Opinion's opinions. Sign up here. As we've all learned since Feb. 27, the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz doesn't just affect the price of gasoline for your car. For many…
Soaring solar and a surge in hydro push more coal off the US grid
Last year, the first few months of data from the US grid suggested that fears of a data-center-driven surge in demand were becoming a reality. Demand had risen by about 3 percent, triggering a surge in coal, interrupting what had been a long…
New Jersey's Carbon Cap Is Boosting Pennsylvania Coal
If paying for carbon emissions is a tough sell, paying for someone else's is a provocation. But that seems to be happening in a small corner of the US electricity market trying to do the right thing called New Jersey. The artificial intelligence…
Solar electricity is poised to overtake coal in-of all palces-Texas
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Texas sun…
Horror coal mine gas explosion in China kills 50 as more remain trapped underground
Coal miners set off to work in the hills outside of Xiaoyi city, 26 May 2004 in rural Shanxi province, China's biggest coal-producing province, despite an order shutting down mines in the area following several deadly accidents last month. China…
Billionaire, bankrupt, boss: Nathan Tinkler plots coal comeback
He was a billionaire, then a bankrupt and now Nathan Tinkler is back again with a deal to become executive chairman of ASX-listed mining aspirant White Energy. Tinkler was announced on Friday as the next executive chairman of White, based on…
Coal Equities: A Stand Out Segment Within The Natural Resource Equity Universe
Australian seaborne thermal coal prices surged 35%, while South African thermal coal exported through Richards Bay rose a strong 30%. Japan has suspended restrictions on older and less-efficient coal-fired plants through 2027, while South Korea…
Four dead, 90 trapped in China coal mine accident
Four workers died, and 90 were trapped underground at a coal mine in northern China after carbon monoxide reached dangerous levels at the site, the official Xinhua News Agency reported early Saturday (May 23, 2026). A total of 247 miners were…
Eight dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast
Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments Published May 23, 2026, 10:05 AM BEIJING - At least eight people have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported…
Coal Mining and Cancer; Cancer Viruses in Wastewater; Sunscreens Miss the Mark Again
A systematic review of studies of exposure to pollutants at coal mining operations showed a consistent association with higher cancer mortality. (American Cancer Society) Vanessa Trump, 48, the former wife of Donald Trump Jr., announced she has…
Four dead, 90 trapped in China coal mine accident
More than 240 miners were underground at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi Province when the accident occurred on Friday night. BEIJING: Four workers died and 90 were trapped underground at a coal mine in northern China after carbon monoxide…
8 confirmed dead, 38 trapped in coal mine accident in North China's Shanxi; cause under investigation: local authorities
Eight people have been confirmed dead, and 38 remain trapped underground after a gas explosion in a coal mine in Changzhi City, North China's Shanxi Province, on Friday night, according to a release from the Qinyuan County Emergency Management…
8 dead, dozens trapped in China coal mine blast
At least eight people have died and dozens are trapped underground after a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reported on Saturday. The blast occurred at 7:29 p.m. Friday, local time, at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi…
Michigan AG Nessel renews call to close J.H. Campbell Coal Plant
WEST OLIVE, Mich. — Standing in front of the J.H. Campbell coal plant, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel invoked a comedy movie from the late ‘80s. 'They are keeping this carcass of a coal plant operational, like it's something…
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