Coal use has declined dramatically in industrialized nations as renewable energy projects gain popularity, but a spike in natural gas and oil use has sparked a surge in global carbon dioxide emissions that hit a record in 2019 and will likely to continue increasing, according to studies released Tuesday.
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As world leaders gather in Spain to discuss how to slow the warming of the planet, a spotlight falls on China — the top emitter of greenhouse gases.
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Global coal-fired power, a key driver of climate change, is set to fall a record 3% this year, largely led by developed countries although much-criticized China and India play their part too, analysis showed Monday.
Read moreThe Montana Environmental Information Center, et al. sued Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in federal court for approving a 6,500-acre expansion of the Rosebud coal strip mine in Montana.
Read moreAnnouncing the latest in a series of regulatory breaks for the coal industry, the Trump administration called Monday to roll back a set of 2015 Obama-era guidelines crafted to reduce the concentration of toxic coal-ash runoff into waterways.
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Candidate Donald Trump promised that coal and steel would be the beating heart of a revived economy in the industrial Midwest. But that promised renaissance has not materialized and both sectors are faltering in ways that are painfully familiar and politically significant.
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Despite receiving a slew of regulatory breaks from the Trump administration, U.S. coal mining giant Murray Energy filed for Chapter 11 protection Tuesday in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Columbus, Ohio.
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A federal judge is considering whether to let a Colorado coal mine operate as planned in January 2020 or bar operations until methane flaring equipment is approved by a federal agency and installed, a delay that could cost 365 miners their jobs ahead of the holiday season.
Read moreThe Sierra Club sued NRG Power Midwest in federal court, claiming hot water discharges from its coal-fired power plant “degrade the water quality of the Allegheny River … and impair the water’s suitability for aquatic life.”
Read moreA coalition of 30 states and local governments filed a motion to intervene in a coal industry lawsuit, seeking to defend the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate coal power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act.
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Low emission standards put into place five years ago have drastically cut polluting emissions from Chinese coal-burning power plants, according to new research released Monday.
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Political appointees in President Donald Trump’s Interior Department have weakened protections for Appalachia’s endangered crayfish to benefit the coal mining industry, environmentalists claim in a federal lawsuit.
Read moreSiding with the Western Organization of Resource Councils, a federal judge enjoined the secretary of the interior from relying on recommendations of his Royalty Policy Committee, as it “operates in secret and works to advance the goals of only one interest: the extractive industries that profit from the development of public gas, oil, and coal.”
Read moreA group of 22 states and seven local governments filed suit Tuesday over the Trump administration’s plan to roll back Obama-era emissions standards on coal power plants.
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The Senate voted 56-34 Wednesday to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, approving a longtime Republican donor with family ties to the coal industry.
Read moreJust four months after a report detailed the widespread impact coal ash has on groundwater throughout the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal Tuesday that would exempt the construction industry from regulations for the storage and use of the toxic substance.
Read moreBlackhawk Mining and more than 20 affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, declaring $1 billion to $10 billion in assets and liabilities; it said the filing will not affect operations.
Read moreThe United States and North Carolina brought a federal complaint against Duke Energy Carolinas for a 2014 spill that polluted the Dan River with 27 million gallons of coal ash wastewater and more than 30,000 tons of coal ash.
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