Stories Tagged as
Coal
Rail delays shut down Midwestern power plants
Sep 17, 2014
Minnesota utility couldn't get enough coal by rail to keep four plants operating
EPA rules may zap Kentucky jobs, but not coal jobs
Aug 8, 2014
Kentucky's manufacturing industry is based on cheap electricity produced by coal.
Coal's share of global energy is growing
Jun 17, 2014
BP's annual report on energy shows coal with its largest share since 1970.
The 'war on coal' is no fight to the death
Jun 3, 2014
Even with EPA goals, 30 percent of U.S. electricity will come from burning coal.
EPA's carbon rules may give some states a head start
May 30, 2014
But nobody knows which states. It depends on how the rules get written.
The EPA starts targeting carbon dioxide in earnest
May 27, 2014
The Obama Administration readies its regulation of carbon-dioxide emissions.
For public good, not for profit.
Coal ash = environmental win (when you recycle it)
Apr 28, 2014
The toxic discharge from coal plants beats Portland cement when used in concrete.
When the coal layoffs trickle down
Apr 11, 2014
Coal communities in eastern Kentucky have been reeling from the effects of a relentless wave of mining layoffs.
In U.K., a case for re-opening coal mines?
Apr 10, 2014
England still depends on coal for 40 percent of electricity