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DOE Wants Coal Plants to Do More Than Generate Electricity - Environment+Energy Leader
Environment+Energy Leader
A new University of Wyoming project highlights how DOE increasingly views coal plants as platforms for critical minerals, water savings, ...

Five key takeaways from Singapore Coking Coal Conference 2026 | S&P Global
S&P Global
The Singapore Coking Coal Conference 2026, a cornerstone event of the Singapore International Ferrous Week organized by SGX Commodities, ...

Why coal is getting a second wind in Maryland - The Baltimore Banner
The Baltimore Banner
As Trump backs a reboot of Warrior Run near Cumberland, Maryland's last coal plant outside Baltimore could also stay online longer, ...

Inside Trump administration's eight-figure bet on MAGA ally-led WV coal plant plan
Charleston Gazette
... coal-fired plant in West Virginia. The company is planning to use a technology unproven at commercial scale at a site still to be determined as it ...

Kyrgyzstan bans coal exports by road for six months | Latest Market News - Argus Media
Argus Media
... coal mining region of Osh and the Torugart road from the northern coal mining region of Naryn through Bishkek. And state-owned producer ...

Mine Safety Agency Eliminates Rules for Underground Coal Mines - Bloomberg Law News
Bloomberg Law News
The sweeping changes to these mine safety rules follow the Trump administration seeking ... Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading: ...

US Ramaco restarts low-volatile met coal mine | Latest Market News - Argus Media
Argus Media
Rival producer Alliance Resources shut down its low-volatile Mettiki mine in West Virginia at the start of this year, taking a quarterly production ...

India Cuts Coal Imports as Power Plants Turn to Domestic Fuel | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
India is increasing the use of domestic coal at power plants built for imported fuel, reducing coal imports while maintaining coal's dominant role ...

Natural Gas Power Burn Slips as Nuclear, Coal Rev Up for Summer Demand
Natural Gas Intelligence
Discover the latest trends in energy production as natural gas power generation declines while coal and nuclear power surge ahead of summer demand ...

LETTER: Coal remains a primary source of U.S. energy - The Mercury
The Mercury
... coal-fired power plants, while perpetuating the fearmongering of climate alarmists. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, coal ...

China's coal power on the rise again in 2026, reversing first-in-a-decade decline | Reuters
Reuters
China's coal-fired power generation is set to rebound ​this year from its first fall in a decade, analysts said, due to the impact of El Nino and ...