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Regions Calling: The Human Cost of the Coal Industry Crisis
Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times. This week, we are zooming in on Siberia's Kemerov region, which has witnessed a series of fatal incidents over the past month. Though…
Diamonds & Coal: A history trail, frigid weather, smartphone ban, and an ambitious budget proposal
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Diamonds for the launching of the Visit Luzerne History Trail. The County Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the new mobile, interactive trail this week, giving anyone…
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana's trees any better?
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and Verite News, a nonprofit news organization with a mission to produce in-depth journalism in underserved communities in the New Orleans area. This is the last story in a…
Trump has betrayed the people of coal country. They love him anyway.
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Christy Ratliff is sitting in a folding chair in a public school gym in Grundy, Virginia, waiting for her number to be called. She…
China's solar capacity set to overtake coal this year
Growing power demand in China and the sheer size of the country's market showcased what appeared to be countervailing trends — the persistence of coal, and the rise of renewables. New data from Global Energy Monitor and the Center for…
If Australia and Indonesia agreed to end new thermal coal mines, it could drive the green transition.
In the 1960s, major oil-producing nations formed a cartel to drive up the price of oil. It worked. For decades, nations in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to manage supply and raise prices. Economists have…
Peabody signals ramp to 10.8M tons met coal in 2026 with Centurion mine boosting premium pricing (NYSE:BTU)
Earnings Call Insights: Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU) Q4 2025 CEO Jim Grech opened the call highlighting a record safety year with a 0.71 incident rate per 200,000 hours, a 12% improvement over the previous record, and noted 'Operationally and…
ABC: Green China is Building Lots of Backup Coal Plants Because they Need Reliable Energy
“… The government's response [to energy shortages] was to signal that it wanted more coal plants …” Why China is building so many coal plants despite its solar and wind boom China has significantly increased its coal…
Coal mine blast in northeast India leaves 18 dead
NEW DELHI — At least 18 miners have died after an explosion at an illegally-operated coal mine in northeastern India, police said. Police on Thursday said they had pulled 18 bodies from the blast site, located in a remote part of East Jainta…
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels
|Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law Targeting Critics of Fossil Fuels https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/climate/texas-esg-lawsuit.html A federal judge in Texas has struck down a law barring state agencies from investing in firms accused of boycotting…
Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: NDRF Team At Site As Many Feared Trapped, Death Toll Rises To 18; PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia
Updated 5 February 2026 at 21:55 IST Meghalaya Coal Mine Blast: NDRF Team At Site As Many Feared Trapped, Death Toll Rises To 18; PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia | Image: Republic Meghalaya: State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster…
18 killed in Meghalaya illegal coal mine blast, investigation underway
At least 18 miners were killed in a blast, and several others feared trapped in an illegal coal mining site in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on Thursday, prompting the government to order an investigation, officials said. Rescue teams…
India may increase coal imports from Washington under bilateral trade deal
As the India-US bilateral trade deal nears formalisation—pushed aggressively by Washington—the former is expected to increase its energy commodities purchases from the latter, including buying more coal, particularly…
Utility trade group head warns of higher costs from stalling wind farms
Maloney, who served at the Treasury Department during President Donald Trump 's first administration, said that utilities need as many electrons on the grid as possible and should use any available energy resource. His remarks come as the Trump…
Montana's Bobby Hauck retires, says CFB coaching 'not always enjoyable' anymore
'The reality is, I've had more days where I didn't enjoy coming to work very recently,' Bobby Hauck said upon retiring. Michael Thomas Shroyer / Imagn Images One of college football's winningest active coaches retired Wednesday in another potential…
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