Coal

Fifty-seven Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest have come together to oppose plans to build coal export terminals in Oregon and Washington State.

The coal-fired plants being retired by the Tennessee Valley Authority are more than 50 years old.

The coal industry and its political supporters have launched their counterattack to EPA rules.

The Environmental Protection Agency's is issuing new limits on emissions by coal-burning plants that new plants will need advanced carbon-capture technology to comply.

China's government policy to promote coal use may have cut life expectancy for millions of people by more than five years on average.

Reports over the past couple years have suggested sky-high U.S. carbon-dioxide emissions have been falling, but what about the global energy picture? A new report suggests its nothing to write home about.

The International Energy Agency says coal will overtake oil and become the number one fuel within a decade unless government policies change.

Ads target swing states of Ohio and Virginia.

If you're watching TV in Ohio, you're no doubt seeing a lot of campaign ads about the coal industry and its jobs. But in Ohio, at least, coal is a small part of the economy and the work force.

The U.S. Appeals Court ruling empowering the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions could deal another blow to the slumping coal industry.