Stories Tagged as
Coal
Some former coal towns turn to nature tourism as a new economic driver
by
Julie Grant
Feb 28, 2018
Tourism economy around natural beauty is starting to replace extractive industries in some former West Virginia and PA coal towns.
Why investing in coal companies may not help the people living in coal country
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jan 11, 2018
When we subsidize coal companies, does that make it back to the people living in coal country? In her reporting for Quartz, economics writer Gwynn Guilford found that the answer may be a loud, resounding “no.” For her article “The 100-year capitalist experiment that keeps Appalachia poor, sick, and stuck on coal,” Guilford reported on the […]
Coal subsidy sinks after federal committee votes “no”
Jan 9, 2018
The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee voted down a proposal from the Department of Energy offering financial support for power plants that keep a 90-day supply of fuel stock on site (basically coal and nuclear plants). The FERC said the cost to consumers far outweighed any possible grid security benefit of the measure.
Trump’s promises have some coal miners optimistic — so they’re staying in the industry
Dec 27, 2017
While some coal miners continue looking for work in the industry, others look to careers outside of coal for more stability.
GE to cut 12,000 jobs as demand for fossil fuel power stations falls
Dec 7, 2017
General Electric Co. announced today it’s cutting 12,000 jobs in its core power business worldwide, as demand for coal and other fossil fuels softens. It’s the latest move by new CEO John Flannery to cut costs and turn things around at the struggling conglomerate, whose stock plunged 44 percent this year. GE Power is the company’s […]
There's no giving up on coal in Greene County, Pennsylvania
by
Erika Beras
Dec 1, 2017
While there's plenty of money for free job training in health care and trucking, local workers pack coal classes instead.
What's to blame for the demise of coal and nuclear plants? Another fossil fuel
Aug 24, 2017
Natural gas plants are less expensive.
For public good, not for profit.
Trump administration halts study on mining, thanks to proposed budget cuts
Aug 22, 2017
Some studies have shown increased rates of health problems for people who live near these mining sites.
Coal under Trump: one miner’s perspective
Aug 18, 2017
"When somebody has something good to say about you, you’d say, 'You know what? That’s great.'”
Wind power cuts into Nebraska's increasing use of coal
Aug 8, 2017
Nebraska is the only state in the lower 48 using more coal for generating electricity than it did a decade ago.