Vast coal reserves in Wyoming will be auctioned over the next five months, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday, despite the Obama administration's push...
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Report: U.S. nuclear plants failing to report component defects to regulators
Operators of U.S. nuclear plants are failing to report component defects that could cause “substantial’ safety hazards, according to a new report by the Nuclear Regulatory...
Oil companies that gave ‘bonuses’ to Libya also lobbied against disclosure rules
Multinational companies operating in Libya have had to deal with many obstacles, including a government rife with corruption that often asked for what amounted to bribes.
Sea salt may be hampering Japan nuclear recovery
Corrosive salt from seawater may be adding to problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, damaged two weeks ago by the megaquake and tsunami in Japan.
Nuclear cleanup cost goes to Japan's taxpayers, may spur liability shift
Japan’s taxpayer, not the nuclear industry or insurers, will cover most of the cleanup cost from the worst accident since Chernobyl, a financial rescue that may spur moves...
Japan nuclear crisis still a serious concern
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo residents were warned not to give babies tap water because of radiation leaking from a nuclear plant crippled in the earthquake and tsunami that...
Report: U.S. solar $6 billion industry in 2010
The U.S. solar market grew 67 percent from a $3.6 billion market in 2009 to $6 billion in 2010, according to "U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2010 Year in Review," a...
Conflicting U.S and Japan evacuation policies sow confusion
TOKYO—There is no shortage of contradictory information concerning the danger of the radiation emanating from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant. But critics...
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The Interior Department will investigate whether mining companies are gaming the federal government by skirting royalty payments, a pair of senior senators announced Friday.
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Dem bill would halt new mountaintop coal mines pending health study
House Democrats introduced legislation Tuesday to combat illnesses associated with coal pollution.Sponsored by Reps. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Dennis Kucinich...
Coal mine owner to pay $209 million in West Virginia explosion
In what officials say is the largest settlement ever in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $209 million in restitution...
Massey Energy settles 7-year-old W. Va. coal slurry case
After a marathon mediation session that ended just before dawn today, mining company Massey Energy settled a 7-year-old lawsuit with hundreds of southern West Virginia...
U.S. to be a top coal exporter again, thanks to Asia
The United States could vault back into the top rank of coal exporters for good this year thanks to Asia's fuel demand — just as surging gas output and tougher...
Alpha Natural reaches $7.1B deal for Massey Energy
Massey Energy Co., struggling with losses after an explosion that killed 29 workers at a West Virginia coal mine last spring, agreed Saturday to be taken over by Alpha...
2010 deadliest year for U.S. coal mines since 1992
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The U.S. coal industry had its deadliest year in nearly two decades in 2010, with much of the death toll stemming from...
Chinese endure power shortages as coal runs short
Communities in central and northern China are facing power cuts and rationing as winter coal supplies fall short of surging demand.
Coal companies charged with massive violations of water pollution laws in Kentucky
A coalition of environmental advocates took the first step today toward bringing a lawsuit against three mining operations in Kentucky for a staggering number of alleged...
Hundreds rally against mountaintop mining in D.C.
AP - Environmentalists and other protesters rallied Monday in the nation's capital to urge the Obama administration to end mountaintop removal mining, saying the coal...
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