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Meghalaya to hunt down financiers of illegal coal trade
The police in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, the hub of rat-hole coal mining, have been told to go beyond the labourers to hunt down financiers and owners of the illegal coal trade. The crackdown followed widespread criticisms of the…
'Twist in the guts': The 300 workers caught in a coal mine standoff
To make the 6am shift, workers at the Myuna coal mine near Newcastle rely on an early night's sleep. But for the past week, that sleep has not come easily. Worries have come instead. “Where are we going to go? What are we going to…
Coal plants costly, harmful to health | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
As a citizen of northwest Arkansas concerned about money being spent to prop up the Flint Creek coal plant instead of putting that $31 million into renewable energy, I want to protest the recent residential, commercial, and industrial SWEPCO…
Death toll in illegal coal mine blast in India's Meghalaya rises to 27
Last Updated: February 8, 2026 | 02:30 PM SHILLONG, India — The death toll from a coal mine explosion in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya has risen to 27, with search and rescue operations continuing, authorities said. Public…
India can buy much more than $500 bn from US: Goyal
India will have no difficulty in purchasing goods worth $500 billion from the US over the next five years, as envisaged under the bilateral trade pact, and in fact, this is an 'extremely' conservative number for a country which aspires to become a…
'We need to accept the cost': future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up
British Steel was losing £700,000 a day last year when its Chinese owner announced plans to shut the steelworks at Scunthorpe. After Jingye rejected support to buy raw materials, the UK government stepped in with emergency legislation to take…
Why Indonesian K-pop fans are boycotting a Korean bank
K-pop fans pressure Hana Bank to end loans tied to coal-fired power in Indonesia Indonesian K-pop fans are calling out a major South Korean bank for its financing of coal-linked industrial projects, showing fan communities, once centered purely on…
Community Champion of the Week - Earth Conservancy
For decades, the former Blue Coal lands in Luzerne County sat idle – thousands of acres damaged by pre-regulatory anthracite mining and locked in bankruptcy. In 1992, Nanticoke native and Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski proposed an ambitious…
Will be easy to purchase goods valued much more than $500 billion from U.S.: Goyal
India will have no difficulty in purchasing goods worth $500 billion from the U.S. over the next five years, as envisaged under the bilateral trade pact, and in fact, this is an “extremely” conservative number for a country which…
Spread, Over/Under, & Predictions for West Virginia vs. Texas Tech
Sunday afternoon, the West Virginia Mountaineers will break out the new coal rush uniforms for their matchup with No. 13 Texas Tech, hoping the new threads bring them some luck. How could this one play out? Here are my picks for today's game. Odds…
Energy chief: Emergency orders helped prevent blackout in storm | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration said Friday that its use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent a major blackout from power shortages during the brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America…
Score Predictions for West Virginia vs. No. 13 Texas Tech
Tomorrow afternoon, Ross Hodge will get a shot at his mentor, Grant McCasland, as the Texas Tech Raiders come to Morgantown ranked 13th in the country. Here are our picks for tomorrow's game. This is a massive opportunity for the Mountaineers to…
Opinion | The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. Was a Warning
|The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. Was a Warning https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/opinion/usaid-humanitarian-aid-america.html Last February, Elon Musk boasted of “feeding USAID into the woodchipper” as President Trump kicked off his second…
What this state's climate change battle can teach America * WorldNetDaily * by Oliver Lee Bateman, Real Clear Wire
The Republican leader of Pennsylvania's state Senate saluted his allies in labor earlier this month after their successful, years-long effort to defeat what they saw as a job-killing climate initiative. “Thanks to this repeal, the members of…
Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m reparations for 'colonial-era' deaths
A Nigerian court has reportedly ordered the UK to pay £420 million to the families of 21 coal miners killed by colonial security forces on November 18, 1949. The Enugu High Court ruled on Thursday that each family should receive £20…
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