Stories Tagged as
Coal
What happens after the Paris climate talks?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 7, 2015
Making an energy pledge is one thing, following through is a whole different story
A trove of coal pushes China's pollution westward
by
Rob Schmitz
Dec 3, 2015
China's faraway region of Xinjiang is becoming the country's newest power base.
Commodities giants forced to suspend dividends
by
Andy Uhler
Nov 12, 2015
Glencore, Anglo American and BHP Billiton hoped that diversifying would work.
In China's coal country, 100,000 lose their jobs
by
Rob Schmitz
Nov 3, 2015
The mass layoff threatens the social fabric of a region where growth is faltering.
Here's a plan: plant trees, mine coal
by
Scott Tong
Oct 7, 2015
As coal mines in the U.S. close, an entrepreneur has a plan to pair mines with carbon sinks.
Texas has its own supply of cheap — and dirty — coal
Aug 6, 2015
About a third of the state's electricity comes from burning lower-quality lignite.
EPA's carbon rules are catching up with the market
by
Scott Tong
Aug 3, 2015
The rules limiting carbon emissions will speed utilities' movement away from coal as a fuel.
For public good, not for profit.
Mixed feelings for landfill run deep in Alabama
by
Gigi Douban
May 27, 2015
Residents protest the dump that generates millions in revenue for poor rural area.
Big coal gets its day in court against the EPA
Apr 16, 2015
A federal court in Washington hears a challenge to the EPA's Clean Power Plan.