U.S. coal exports plunged in April
U.S. coal exports fell 31% in April from the prior month, driven largely by an oversupply in Asia for metallurgical coal used in steelmaking.
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Sunday, June 16th, 2013
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
China plans tougher quality standards for coal to tackle pollution
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China may impose higher quality standards for imported and locally traded coal to cut air pollution, two sources said, in a move that could slash...
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
Third coal export proposal falls by wayside in Pacific Northwest
A large U.S. pipeline developer has dropped plans to build a $200-million coal export facility in northern Oregon, the third major terminal proposal to be shelved or...
Shale boom a bust for Europe's gas plants
The ripples of the North American shale boom continue to spread, with a growing number of European utilities forced to mothball gas-fired plants that can't compete...
Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Arch Coal loses round in mountaintop mine fight
Arch Coal lost a round in its battle to build a mountaintop mine in West Virginia as a federal appeals court sided on a key point with regulators who want to stop the project.
Monday, April 15th, 2013
Report: Federal ‘clean coal’ project faces uncertain future
A congressional report concludes that a long-troubled, decade-old federal project to develop a coal-fired power plant that traps and stores carbon emissions may never come...
Monday, April 8th, 2013
US carbon emissions in 2012 lowest since 1994 as gas displaces coal
A switch from coal to natural gas in electricity production helped drive down energy-related U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2012 to their lowest level since 1994, the...
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
Governors implore White House to assess coal export emissions
A pair of Northwestern governors want the White House to weigh the effects of United States coal exports on global climate change.
China’s utility giants vulnerable to water scarcity, report says
China’s five largest power utilities, which depend on water-intensive, coal-fired stations to generate electricity, are vulnerable to water supply disruptions because they...
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Los Angeles halts using electricity from coal plants
Los Angeles will become the biggest U.S. city to abandon coal-fueled electricity after the taxpayer- owned utility said it will support renewable sources, boost energy...
Monday, March 18th, 2013
Coal state Dems press Obama to scale back EPA emissions rules
A group of Senate Democrats says the proposed EPA rules would devastate the coal industry in their home states.
Monday, February 25th, 2013
Utility settles with EPA, agrees to stop burning coal at three sites
The utility giant American Electric Power (AEP) will stop burning coal at three power plants by 2015 under a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency...
Sunday, February 10th, 2013
Interior Department to investigate coal exports
The Interior Department will investigate whether mining companies are gaming the federal government by skirting royalty payments, a pair of senior senators announced Friday.
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
China now burning as much coal as the rest of the world combined
China’s coal use grew 9 percent in 2011, rising to 3.8 billion tons. At this point, the country is burning nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined.
Monday, January 28th, 2013
Canadian CCS plant would be first commercial-scale project at a coal power plant
OSLO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - A technology that holds the hope for cleaner use of coal will be tested on a commercial scale for the first time in Canada next year, aiming to...
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
U.S. coal export trade raises alarms for Western states
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Western states that rely on receipts from coal sales to help fund their governments are concerned the mining industry is dodging royalty...
Sunday, November 25th, 2012
Coal market to face dropping quality, rising costs
LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The quality of thermal coal for exports is dropping, prompting concern among utilities and mining companies that coal-fired power plants will...
Monday, October 29th, 2012
AFL-CIO chief: Romney's appeals to coal miners dishonest
The head of the nation’s largest labor union blasted GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney for pandering to coal country, saying President Obama would better support...
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Inhofe starts pro-coal campaign tour for GOP Senate candidates
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is hitting the road to fire up support for GOP Senate candidates opposed to Obama administration rules on coal and other energy sources.
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
Coal ash decision stymied in election year
The ash left after burning coal includes toxic elements such as arsenic, lead, cadmium, selenium and mercury. Produced by 431 coal-fired power plants, which supply 36...
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