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Coal

A coal belt in Seward, Alaska
China, Asia and many countries in the developing world are turning to the U.S. to make up for coal supply shortfalls
The United States could vault back into the top rank of coal exporters for good this year thanks to...
May 15, 2011 | Read More
Mountaineer coal plant
The failure of Congress last year to legislate a carbon cap on power plants has left a hole in financing for the nation's first CCS plant in West Virginia
The coal industry is banking on America's first commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS)...
Apr 14, 2011 | Read More
Coal-fired power plants
An ongoing fight in Congress to limit EPA’s role in regulating greenhouse gases is obscuring the importance of these long-overdue rules to public health
This week the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release new standards for coal- and...
Mar 14, 2011 | Read More
Rod Bremby
In his first public appearance since losing his job, Rod Bremby said he was given no explanation why he was terminated
KANSAS CITY, KAN.—Roderick Bremby said on Thursday he has an inkling why he was dismissed as Kansas...
Feb 11, 2011 | Read More
Environmentalists Sued for Defamation
Editor's note: This the first installment in a two-part series. Ask Turks to name the most...
Oct 18, 2010 | Read More
Both candidates oppose cap and trade and Obama's agenda, and attend to voters' focus on guns, abortion and coal
WASHINGTON—Playing on a theme popular nationwide this election season, the two U.S. Senate...
Oct 14, 2010 | Read More
A new report from Greenpeace argues that China's biggest industrial waste threatens public welfare—but is ignored
Fly ash, a residue generated by the combustion of coal, is China’s single biggest source of solid...
Oct 3, 2010 | Read More
For the first time, users can view the geographic extent of mountaintop removal operations in Appalachia
by Nick Price and Logan Yonavjak, WRI Mountaintop removal has become an increasingly contentious...
Aug 8, 2010 | Read More
Byrd's late-in-life acceptance of "mounting science of climate change" unlikely to be embraced by top contender for his seat
WASHINGTON—With Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin a potential shoo-in as West Virginia’s next U.S....
Jul 14, 2010 | Read More
Mining is costing taxpayers more than it contributes, and trend expected to worsen
Coal mining in West Virginia drained the state budget of nearly $100 million in 2009, policy...
Jun 25, 2010 | Read More