The Biden Administration Moves to Slash Carbon Pollution From Power Plants Guidelines were crafted to pass Supreme Court review, but hurdles remain By Osha Gray Davidson May 11, 2023 In this story: EPA, clean energy, coal, climate change
ICYMI: No Scooters in Paris, No Salmon Season in California, No Protection for Coyotes & No Dubya National Park A weekly roundup for busy people By Paul Rauber April 7, 2023 In this story: wildlife, indigenous communities, coal, dirty fuels
Crypto Throws the Coal Industry a Lifeline Bitcoin miners turn to dirty coal to satisfy their enormous energy needs By Kate Morgan March 26, 2022 In this story: oil, fracked gas, coal
Coal Miners Weren’t Happy When Joe Manchin Derailed Build Back Better The United Mine Workers of America issued a statement criticizing the senator for withdrawing his support from the legislation By Austyn Gaffney January 19, 2022 In this story: coal
Biden Administration Restricts Lending for Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects The US Department of Treasury’s new rules restrict oil and coal financing but leave the door open for gas projects By Nick Cunningham August 19, 2021 In this story: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), oil, coal
Can Harvesting Rare Earth Elements Solve the Coal Ash Crisis? Over 3 billion tons of coal ash occupy more than 1,400 sites across the US By Austyn Gaffney February 23, 2021 In this story: coal ash, coal
Clean Energy Will Be Key to a Robust Climate and Public Health Plan A years-long struggle to clean up the nation’s power grid remains unsettled By Jonathan Hahn January 30, 2021 In this story: clean energy, climate change, health, coronavirus, coal
In Turkey, a Battle Over Coal Draws a Line in the Soot Residents of Afsin-Elbistan fight against coal-fired power plants By Selin Ugurtas August 9, 2020 In this story: coal
South New Jersey Rejects a Power Plant and a Pipeline The decision to close the B.L. England Generating Station is a double win By Mukta Patil July 3, 2019 In this story: coal, fracked gas
Coal-Ravaged Indian Fishers Take to the Supreme Court Their case is setting new precedents for corporate polluters By Lakshmi Sarah April 26, 2019 In this story: coal