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China's Coal Ban Improved Air Quality, but Villagers Are Paying the Price
The temperature was 28 degrees, but Dong Tongzhou had turned off his heat at home and was standing in the village square wrapped in a tattered black coat, trying to soak up the midday sun. He wasn't alone — other villagers sat on folding…
China's Coal Imports Post Biggest Annual Drop as Soybeans Climb
China's coal purchases fell the most in a decade last year, posting the steepest drop among imports of major commodities due to an abundance of cheaper alternatives and a rare contraction in thermal power generation. Natural gas and copper metal…
Canavan brother's Mayfair takes interest in Qld coal power plant
A private resources company led by the brother of former resources minister Matt Canavan has taken an interest in the Gladstone coal power station, amid talk in the market that the company is involved in discussions to buy the generator and run it…
Energy company from the 70s collapses and confirms it will stop trading coal
A TOP energy company that's been operating for decades has confirmed that it will stop trading millions of tons of coal starting this year. The operation is shutting down for good in the coming months in a shocking update. Your info will be used in…
EPA drops health cost calculations from air pollution rules as agency wants Colorado to keep coal plants open
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer assign economic value to lives saved or health problems avoided when evaluating certain air pollution regulations, according to The New York Times. The policy shift coincides with the agency's…
A critical climate trend just reversed-driven by crypto and data centers
After two years of declines, United States greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2025—a change driven by increased electricity use, due in part to data centers and cryptocurrency mining, as well as cold winter temperatures that meant homes…
The View From Above Antarctica's Fastest Melting Glacier
We're bringing you the latest from our journey to Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier, but first let's get caught up: Maxine Joselow reports on a seismic shift by the Environmental Protection Agency in the way it regulates industry. For decades…
What coal-reliant South Africa and India can learn from each other on adopting green energy
India and South Africa are both navigating one of the toughest challenges of the 21st century: shifting their electricity systems away from ageing coal-fired power stations while ensuring people still have reliable, affordable energy. South Africa…
2025 was the third-hottest year ever recorded on Earth, data shows
Last year was the third-warmest in modern history, according to Copernicus, the European Union's climate change monitoring service. The conclusion came as no surprise: The past 11 years have been the 11 warmest on record, according to Copernicus…
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Coal City Theatre Department presents 'The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'
The Coal City Theatre Department is hosting a fundraiser for its trip to New York City by performing “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a play on six adolescents…
Czech Prime Minister Babiš Faces Confidence Vote as Government Shifts Ukraine Policy
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's new government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was set to face a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament over its agenda aimed at steering the country away from supporting Ukraine and…
US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years' reductions
In a reversal from previous years' pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released on Tuesday. The increase in…
Bharat Coking Coal IPO allotment today: How to check status
What's the story The initial public offering (IPO) of Bharat Coking Coal Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal India, has been oversubscribed by nearly 147 times. The subscription period for the mainboard IPO was from January 9 to January 13. Now, all eyes are…
Lee's Japan visit raises prospects for closer economic cooperation, efforts to test remains of Korean forced laborers
President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan that raised prospects for closer economic cooperation with Tokyo as well as efforts to test remains of Korean forced laborers. Lee held summit talks with Prime Minister…
Another near-record hot year a 'warning shot': Scientists
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's average temperature last year sizzled at a feverishly elevated level, a jump up from trends of recent decades, but not quite as record-smashing hot as 2024, several climate monitoring teams reported Tuesday. Five…
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