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What exactly is coming to Rupert? A closer look at the newly announced rare earth element ...
Mountain Messenger
By tapping into West Virginia's extensive coal tailings, AmFlash intends to establish a critical mineral recovery network that supports Project ...

China unveils energy conservation, carbon reduction action plan for 2026-2028 - Sxcoal
sxcoal.com
It also seeks to build a number of zero-carbon and low-carbon coal mining areas and oil fields, support the construction of zero-carbon industrial ...

Weekly: Coking coal mine output falls, stocks rise on weak demand - Sxcoal
sxcoal.com
Coking coal production at Chinese mines continued to decline over the past week, while inventories extended their accumulation as demand softened, ...

Weekly round-up: Weak steel demand kept coal markets under sustained pressure this week
BigMint
Imported thermal coal prices extended decline PHCC weakened on softer steel demandCoal buying remained restrained during the week ended 10 July'26 ...

Wyoming coal company wins federal money to extract critical minerals from Powder River Basin
Cap City News
by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile Coal mining giant Peabody Energy, with massive operations in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, is among five entities ...

Wyoming governor plots legal strategy as California opposes Oakland coal terminal
Washington Examiner

The coal industry for years has pushed for export terminals in the West Coast in states like Washington and California, arguing that the ...

The nation's biggest public utility just doubled down on coal, gas, and nuclear - Grist
Grist
... coal. But recent directives from the Trump administration mean the coal-fired plant that was slated for closure is most likely staying – and so is ...

WEEKLY: Raw coal stocks held by China's coking coal miners rise at last | Mysteel
Mysteel
Raw coal inventories at the 523 coking coal mines under Mysteel's nationwide tracking increased during the survey week to July 9, ...

Environmental Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Florida Coal Plant Running
Inside Climate News
The Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) had planned to move one of two coal-fired plants at the Stanton Energy Center into a state of “extended cold ...

Is Germany Going Back to Coal? | RealClearEnergy
RealClearEnergy
Germany is the biggest user of coal for power generation in Europe, and the fourth largest in the world after China, India and the US.

TerraCom expects lower full-year coal sales - Mining Weekly
Mining Weekly
ASX-listed coal miner TerraCom expects its coal sales for the full 2026 financial year to total 1.45-million tonnes.

Solar surpasses coal globally as US installations keep climbing in 2026 - MarketScale
MarketScale
Ember data shows renewables hit 5072 TWh in H1 2026 as solar outpaces coal globally. What it means for enterprise energy procurement teams.

Exclusive: Coal Phase-Out by 2040 Risks 6.4 Trillion Won Loss
chosun.com
The government has set a goal to completely halt coal power generation by 2040 to reduce carbon emissions. However, as large-scale power-intensive ...

George Will: King Coal shows its staying power | Lifestyles | springfieldnewssun.com
Springfield News-Sun
Cowlitz approved construction of a coal export terminal from which millions of tons of U.S. coal could be shipped to Asia annually. Both Oregon and ...

Data challenges Corb Lund's claim that metallurgical coal is a declining industry
Western Standard
Corb Lund addresses members of the media at a "Water Not Coal" protest. The demonstration opposes coal mining developments in Alberta.