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In Pennsylvania coal country, follow the climate money
They say less about the job she held until August. Borello worked as a community organizer for the Center for Coalfield Justice from December 2022 until she resigned Aug. 3. The Washington, Pennsylvania, nonprofit group fights the region's fossil…
Japan's Electricity Prices Surge 25% As LNG And Coal Costs Soar
Japan's average power prices jumped by over 25% at the start of this week from the previous week amid soaring LNG and higher coal prices. The nationwide power price rose by over 25% week-to-week to $0.19 (31.15 Japanese yen) per kilowatt-hour (kWh)…
PSC OKs utility suggestions, scaled-back rules prioritizing coal-fired plant use
The West Virginia Public Service Commission has a long history of decisions friendly both to the state's coal industry and its coal-fired plant-operating electric utilities. But the PSC sided with one over the other in a key order it issued Friday…
Newsprint makers seek PM Modi's intervention over coal shortages, demand 75:25 allocation ratio
The Indian Newsprint Manufacturers' Association (INMA) has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's direct intervention to resolve persistent coal supply disruptions, warning that irregular dispatches and inadequate allocations are constraining…
'We will be another Aberfan' - Inside Gwent's fear of a coal-tip disaster
It is still there, on the hillsides above their homes. Across Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Torfaen and Monmouthshire there are 540 recorded disused coal tips, according to figures previously analysed by the Argus. Of those, 21 are Category D and 100…
Welsh Government carries out 3,600 coal tip inspections as fears remain in Gwent
Its response comes after the Argus highlighted concerns from residents around Tredegar and Cwmtillery, where the history of coal-tip movement has contributed to continuing anxiety about the hillsides above communities. We reported how Tredegar…
Michigan City, Indiana, Activists Urge NIPSCO to Retire Coal Plant by 2028
Activists gathered outside NIPSCO's Michigan City Generating Station on Monday, calling on the utility to follow through on its planned 2028 retirement of the coal-fired plant amid growing data center demand across the region. The demonstration…
India's 96 coal-fired power plants face critically low fuel stocks
Half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel stocks due to a surge in power demand amid hotter-than-usual weather linked to El Niño, government data showed. * The number…
27,310 Warrior Met Coal $HCC Shares Sold by QV Investors Inc.
QV Investors Inc. lowered its position in Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC - Free Report) by 32.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 56,785 shares of the…
Michigan residents fight potential $6.4bn datacenter bill: 'That is insanity'
Michigan utility customers may pay $6.4bn for two new gas plants to meet datacenter demand, drawing outrage from residents. The potential burden on ratepayers, especially residential customers, is a microcosm of similar tensions nationwide…
Australia could raise extra A$45 billion a year from resources, report finds
Australia could collect around A$45 billion more each year from mining, oil and gas without necessarily undermining investment, according to new analysis arguing the country's resource tax system fails to capture enough of the upside when commodity…
Delhi-NCR Air Quality: GRAP Stage 1 Imposed As AQI Turns 'Poor
As Delhi-NCR's Air Quality Index plunges into the 'poor' category, the Commission for Air Quality Management has activated Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan to combat worsening air pollution. The Commission for Air Quality Management…
World falling 'dangerously short' on climate action: UN chief
Global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals and put the world on course for 2.6C warming this century, the UN warned Wednesday. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The report by the United Nations…
A terrifying tale of bungling ineptitude... of failures to heed warnings
The Aberfan tragedy was not a natural disaster. The inquiry to understand what had happened and the battle the village faced to get compensation revealed institutional failings, ineptitude and a base lack of humanity. Today, we remember the people…
Royals join families and survivors to mark 60th anniversary of Aberfan disaster
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