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Trump administration orders a Colorado coal-fired power generator to stay open
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date. Compliance…
Trump is repurposing clean energy funds to revive coal power
When I worked at the Department of Energy's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, I helped the office launch some of the largest federal investments in clean energy in U.S. history. So it has been jarring to watch those same funds –…
Coal India's 9MFY26 production falls 2.6% at 529.2 mt
State-owned coal behemoth Coal India on Thursday reported a 2.6 per cent year-on-year decline in its cumulative production to 529.2 million tonnes for the first nine months of this financial year compared to 543.4 million tonnes for the…
South Korea's climate pledge to cut coal clashes with US policy
By Anton L. Delgado and Kim Tong-hyung / AP, SEOUL South Korea is promising to shrink its reliance on coal power as part of its pledge to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, but that ambition is at odds with the US' push for…
DOE Uses Emergency Powers to Freeze More Than 2 GW of Coal Retirements as Opposition Intensifies
A rapid succession of Section 202(c) emergency orders has forced utilities to keep more than 2 GW of coal capacity online in December alone, marking an unprecedented federal intervention in grid operations and triggering legal challenges from…
Energy Dept. orders Colorado to waste millions to reopen a dead coal plant
The Department of Energy ordered Colorado coal plant to stay open for three months, one day before it was set to close. The coal plant will require tens of millions in repairs to get up and running again, and its retirement was expected to save…
Inside the impoverished Welsh communities turning to Farage's Reform
Down the dimly lit and depressing Brackla Street arcade, Dragons Indoor Market remains one of only two occupied shopping units. Not for long, however, as low footfall, spiralling business rates and lack of financial security will mean by Christmas…
List of companies laying off employees in January
Dozens of companies across the country including Amazon and FedEx are set to lay off employees in January. Thousands of Americans are poised to be impacted by layoffs after the holiday season this year. Layoffs can be viewed as a signal about how…
Is Vistra Stock a Buy Now?
In recent years, Vistra (VST 0.79%) has evolved from a traditional utility to a player in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The stock has surged 321% since the start of 2024 as investors have piled into it due to its…
GOP lawmakers' power transfers are reshaping North Carolina
North Carolina voters have chosen Democrats in three straight elections for governor; the state's Republican-led legislature has countered by siphoning off some of the powers that traditionally came with the job. These power grabs have had a…
BHEL reasserts commitment to timely delivery of quality products at foundation day event
By bagging the highest number of orders ever for traditional coal-based thermal power projects from public and private utilities, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.'s (BHEL) has reaffirmed its position as a market leader in the power sector, S.
Despite Trump, 2025 saw deeper engagement with climate crisis
January 1, 2026 07:57 AM IST First published on: Jan 1, 2026 at 07:57 AM IST A little over a decade ago, in Paris, climate delegates inked a pact that was seen as a ray of hope for a world unsettled by ecological upheavals. 2025 began with US…
5 remarkable engineering innovations of 2025
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. (Editor's Note: This is a section from Popular Science's 38th annual Best of What's New awards. Be sure to read the full list of the 50 greatest innovations of 2025.) Steel is responsible…
Shashi Tharoor writes: India's test in 2026 will be to remain, in a world of fissures, a bridge
The defining geopolitical shock of the year arrived not from a traditional battlefield, but through the silent tightening of supply chains and the collapse of markets. When China throttled the export of critical rare earth minerals in April, the…
10 Weird Things People Used to Do at New Year's
We're here again, at the doorstep of yet another new year. It is time to don “2026” plastic eyeglasses and drink bubbly into the early morning hours. For most of us, a New Year's celebration means excitedly counting down the seconds…
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