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11 Republican States Sue Financial Giants Over Coal Investments And ESG
CleanTechnica
The attorneys general of eleven Republican States, led by Ken Paxton of Texas, have filed suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of ...

Biden blocks new mining at major Western coal hub - The Hill
The Hill
The Biden administration is blocking new coal mining on public lands at a major center for the fossil fuel.

Coal ash waste contains enough cache of rare earth elements - Tech Explorist
Tech Explorist
The national coal ash supply contains enough rare earth elements to significantly bolster the national supply without any new mining.

Gina Rinehart closer to opening contended coal mine in Canada
Mining.com
Australia's richest woman gathered support from more than 70% of the locals in the Alberta region that is home to the Grassy Mountain mine.

Attorney General Morrisey Joins Texas, Multistate Coalition, in Antitrust Lawsuit Against ...
West Virginia Daily News
CHARLESTON W.Va. (WVDN) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday joined Texas and nine other states in an antitrust lawsuit ...

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime
ABC27
... mountain to China. Other clips showed a vast quantity of weapons ... Top Stories. Hong Kong's top court rules in favor of equal inheritance ...

China sucks up seaborne thermal coal, but domestic output caps prices: Russell - ZAWYA
ZAWYA
It's likely that coal miners will try to further lift production this month and next after the state-owned asset regulator urged higher output to meet ...

Biden blocks new coal mining at major federal hub - The Hill
The Hill
The Biden administration is blocking new coal mining on public lands at a major hub for the fossil fuel. Last week and this week, it released two ...

46 held accountable for a coal mine accident in NE China's Heilongjiang - Global Times
Global Times
... Mine Safety Administration. An investigation team was established the next day with provincial government approval. The investigation team ...

Baltimore residents hope coal study will incentivize cleanup efforts - YouTube
YouTube
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China expected to hit peak coal consumption in 2025: report - France 24
France 24
China's coal consumption could peak by 2025 as the world's top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, a report published ...

BLM Outlaws Coal In Powder River Basin; Gordon Says Prepare For A Fight
Cowboy State Daily
The BLM has made it official Tuesday — it's ending new coal leases in the Powder River Basin, with an eye to producing no more coal after 2041.

World Coal Consumption - Barron's
Barron's
World coal consumption ... The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For ...

In Bosnia, the path to renewables runs through its coal mines - France 24
France 24
"The energy transition is not a problem, it is an opportunity for development," he told AFP. He said the coal industry will suffer when the European ...

Editorial: AEP investments show increasing dislike of coal | Opinion | herald-dispatch.com
herald-dispatch.com
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia does what it can to protect coal-burning power plants owned and operated by utilities, but it's ...

Trump Becomes US President, PTBA Optimistic Coal Industry Is Increasingly Working - VOI
VOI
PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) is optimistic that the prospects for the coal industry in the future will be victorious, especially with Donald Trump's ...

Laramie County landowners collaborate to store carbon emissions underground - Yahoo
Yahoo
Landowners meet to discuss plans for Meriden Carbon. Kummer said he believes this project will support and potentially grow Wyoming's coal industry. “ ...

Power demand from data centers could be boon for coal miners - Pittsburgh Business Times
The Business Journals
Here's how Consol's doing for 2025 · Consol-Arch merger on track for 1Q, CEO says · Big merger clears antitrust hurdle · Why coal industry says the world ...

G7 Commits to Phasing Out Coal by 2035 with Exceptions - Sustainability Times
Sustainability Times
This distinction is important because it allows countries to continue using coal past the 2035 target, as long as the carbon emissions from the coal ...

Labor 'completely shut off' to coal and nuclear - YouTube
YouTube
... coal and nuclear. “This is where I think we've been failed – you've got this expertocracy who are marking their own homework, who aren't actually ...

Feds order end of coal in Wyoming's Powder River Basin - Oklahoma Energy Today
Oklahoma Energy Today
The Biden administration wants an end to coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin and it wants it ended by 2041. Word came recently from the ...

India.Coal production rises 7.2% in November, dispatches up nearly 4% - CNBC TV18
CNBC TV18
India's coal production increased by 7.2% to 90.62 metric tonnes in November, with a cumulative rise of 6.21% to 628.03 million tonnes for ...

Coal: A fuel option for community as well as residential home use | Cooperative Extension
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Coal: A fuel option for community as well as residential home use ... As large as Alaska is, for regional energy independence it often depends on the ...

Once Xcel's last coal plant in Colorado closes, is nuclear energy an option to replace its jobs ...
The Daily Item
For decades, Xcel Energy's sprawling Comanche Station coal facility near Pueblo has generated power for customers across the utility's service ...

Germany's political limbo set to delay coal exit – analysts | Montel News - English
Montel News
(Montel) Germany may have to delay its phasing out of coal-fired generation, as a swift addition of new gas-fired capacity envisaged by the former ...

In Bosnia, The Path To Renewables Runs Through Its Coal Mines | Barron's
Barron's
Coal remains the biggest polluter in Bosnia, where it fuels power plants and homes, with the country burning through approximately 13 million tonnes a ...

Coal remains the 'most significant' form of energy: Ross Greenwood - YouTube
YouTube
... coal is still the most significant way in which energy is generated across Australia,” Mr Greenwood said. “The east coast in particular, and ...

South Korea extends tax cuts for LNG and coal to help address electricity, gas rates woes
S&P Global
Extension of consumption tax cut on LNG, coal used for power production Imports tariffs on LNG to remain at zero through end March Utilities are ...

JPMorgan Pursues Funding Opportunities to Shut Down Coal Plants - ChemAnalyst
ChemAnalyst
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is taking bold steps to finance the early closure of coal-fired power plants, joining a growing number of global banks ...

Bulgaria plans to restart two units at coal-fired power plant - Carbon Pulse
Carbon Pulse
The Bulgarian government plans to restart two 227 MW units at one of the largest coal power plants in the region, the Balkan country's ...

The US Coal Market Anticipates Bullish Outlook in November - ChemAnalyst
ChemAnalyst
The prices of Coal witnessed a slight decline in the previous month that is the month of October 2024. The prices were influenced by various ...