Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Trump is expected to sign executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that’s long been in decline

The Independent UK

South Korea is converting an abandoned coal mine into a moon exploration testing ground

South Korea conducted a test inside the former Hamtae mine in late March, deploying prototype moon rovers equipped with tech that could be used in space mining.

Space

If Australia switched to EVs, we’d be more reliant on China’s car factories – but wean ourselves off foreign oil

Australia has huge reserves of coal and gas – but very little oil. Before the 20th century, this didn’t matter – trains ran on local coal. But as cars and trucks have come to dominate, Australia has become more and more reliant on imported oil.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The left-behind men who crave pride, battle shame – and voted for Trump

Arlie Russell Hochschild’s Strangers in their own Land, which explored the motivations and resentments of working-class conservatives in Louisiana, was named one of six books to help understand Donald Trump’s win by the New York Times when he was first elected president, in 2016. (Another was Hillbilly Elegy, by now…

The Conversation

‘It was filthy, horrible work’: actors Paul and Stephen McGann reveal how their great uncle survived the Titanic

New podcast series will show what coal-trimmers had to endure as they powered the ill-fated ship in 1912

The Guardian - UK

Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers

The Independent UK

Things to know about the US Mine Safety and Health Administration and the coal industry

The federal government wants the number of offices that oversee U.S. mine safety laws to align more with a shrinking coal industry

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Voices from coal country say closures of MSHA offices will endanger mine safety

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen offices of the Mine Safety and Health Administration across the country “idiotic.”

The Independent UK

Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court

The Guardian - UK

Planning application for Cumbria coal mine dropped after legal setbacks

The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven.

Evening Standard

This election, what are Labor and the Coalition offering on the energy transition, climate adaptation and emissions?

Australia’s 2022 federal election was seen as the climate election. But this time round, climate policy has so far taken a back seat as the major parties focus on cost-of-living issues.

The Conversation

Dodds: No action taken over social media’s influence on Southport riots

Labour former minister Anneliese Dodds warned ‘there are many other canaries choking down the coal mine’.

Evening Standard

Mark Cuban Blasts Elon Musk’s and Donald Trump’s DOGE Cuts of Mine Regulators, Fearing It Will Cause People to ‘Drop Dead’

Mark Cuban condemns federal budget cuts that are gutting mine safety oversight and black lung clinics, warning that coal mining communities are being abandoned to deadly conditions and economic collapse in the name of government efficiency.

Barchart

Drought in developing countries fuels spike in demand for new coal-fired power stations

IN FOCUS: An energy crisis in Zambia and Zimbabwe caused by lack of rain has led to plans for a rapid increase in coal power – most backed with money from Chinese firms. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

New Coal Capacity Hit 20-year Low In 2024: Report

The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is still surging in China and India.

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania's largest coal-fired power plant, now retired, to become gas-powered data center campus

What was once Pennsylvania’s biggest coal-fired power plant is being turned into a $10 billion natural gas-powered data center campus designed to capitalize on Big Tech's fast-growing energy demands

The Guardian - AU

In the event of a hung parliament, one wildcard has been largely overlooked – the Nationals

If Peter Dutton needs to court the crossbench to form minority government after the election, he would risk putting his Coalition partner offside on climate and environment policy

The Guardian - AU

Gas producers question whether Coalition’s energy plan will cut consumer prices

Industry leaders say there is little detail on how the opposition’s policy will work and it is ‘difficult to predict’ what the final price would be

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Euronews

Finland ‘ahead of schedule’ on coal phase out as Helsinki’s Salmisaari plant closes

Wind power in Finland has more than doubled since 2020 to supply a quarter of the country’s energy.

The Conversation

Under a Coalition government, the fate of Australia’s central climate policy hangs in the balance

The future of Australia’s key climate policy is uncertain after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said a Coalition government would review the measure, known as the “safeguard mechanism”, which is designed to limit emissions from Australia’s largest industrial polluters.

International Business Times

Spain Coal Mine Blast Kills Five

Five people died and four were seriously injured in a blast Monday at a coal mine in northern Spain's Asturias region, the nation's deadliest mining accident in decades.

The Guardian - AU

Five questions Peter Dutton needs to answer about his energy plans

Coalition leader is touting a ‘gas reserve’ to ease prices on the east coast, while dodging questions on key elements of nuclear power policy

The Conversation

Hosting the UN climate summit is far from ‘madness’ – here’s how Australia stands to benefit

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would withdraw Australia’s bid to co-host next year’s global climate summit if the Coalition wins the federal election.

The Guardian - AU

Bowen says Dutton ‘making it up as he goes’ on gas plan as experts question lack of detail

Opposition leader promises to release secret modelling within days as former ACCC chair urges Coalition to explain how they would lower prices

The Guardian - AU

Peter Dutton is painting a grim picture of the past three years. How do his claims stack up?

The opposition leader’s election pitch maintains Labor has presided over a litany of price rises – but experts say some problems began on Coalition’s watch

1 … 9 10 11 12

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.