Tag: coal
New England’s final coal plant shuts down years ahead of schedule
This article was initially published by Canary Media and is republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In…
New England Closes the Door on Coal. Cheaper Renewables Can Take Its Place.
Coal has seen a steady decline in New England, with coal generation falling by over 90% in the decade leading up to…
We can repurpose retired coal plants to produce green energy
The concept of repurposing retired coal-fired power plants to provide backup or emergency power for the electricity grid…
Weaker coal, carloads hit CSX earnings
CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX) recently announced its second-quarter financial results, revealing a decrease in operating income compared to…
Trump is fast-tracking coal mines even when it doesn’t make fiscal sense
The coal mining industry in the Clearfork Valley of East Tennessee seemed to be on the decline, with…
Xcel plans Colorado coal ash cleanup as toxins seep into groundwater
BOULDER — Xcel Energy ceased burning coal at its Valmont Power Station in 2017, leaving behind 1.6 million…
Trump Admin Proposes Rolling Back Coal Mining Safety Protections
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement recently made headlines with its…
Wildfire burning near Moffat County coal mine 100% contained
The 600-Acre Wildfire near Moffat County Coal Mine Fully Contained The wildfire that ignited near a coal mine…
Blaze near Western Slope coal mine closes highway
A wildfire near a Western Slope coal mine has forced the closure of a state highway between Meeker…
Coal miners are fighting Trump’s safety cuts — and winning
The Trump administration faced swift backlash when it announced plans to shut down two major programs aimed at…
Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’
President Trump's recent executive action granting a two-year reprieve to some coal-fired power plants from the strengthened Mercury…
100 days in, does Trump still ‘dig’ coal?
President Trump has long been a vocal advocate for the coal industry, promising to revive it and bring…