Coal-fired power is no relic of the past. After hitting a 50-year-low, U.S. coal production is up this year. And in China, the government recently ordered mines to produce "as much coal as possible" in the run-up to the pivotal COP26 climate conference. Read the latest stories on coal and the rocky transition to clean energy.
More than 40% of America's coal comes from the Powder River Basin, a 120-mile swath along the Montana-Wyoming border. But times have been tough for producers there. Like other U.S. coal-producing areas, the Powder River Basin has seen mine closures and job losses mount in recent years. Production …
Atlanta CNN Business — The Chinese government has ordered the country’s coal mines to “produce as much coal as possible” as it tries to increase production as winter approaches, and ease an ongoing energy crunch. The announcement from China’s National Development and Reform Commission comes after …
As the prospects for strong government action to curb climate change grow less certain, energy shares, and especially coal mining stocks, are generating astonishing returns. In a world grappling with climate change, you might expect fossil fuel companies to be declining in value, and indeed, that …
Germany plans to quit coal by 2038 but the possibility of bringing the deadline forward by 8 years is on the negotiation table. And climate activists …
Indian utilities are scrambling to secure coal supplies as inventories hit critically low levels.
