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A house is seen near the Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Has Trump Changed the Retirement Plans for the Country’s Largest Coal Plants?

By Dan Gearino

A view of the coal-fired Milton R. Young Power Plant, the planned site for Project Tundra, near Beulah, N.D. Credit: Minnkota Power Cooperative

A Carbon Capture Project Faces a New Delay in a Year of Slow Progress for Coal Power Plants Looking for Retrofits

By Dan Gearino

A view of the coal-fired Brandon Shores Power Plant, which supplies energy to grid operator PJM, in Stoney Beach, Md. Credit: Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Clean Energy Industry Questions a New PJM Proposal That Could Move Fossil Fuel Projects to the Front of the Interconnection Queue

By Aman Azhar

Coal ash storage ponds are located near Alabama's waterways, posing a risk to wildlife and the environment. Pictured is a storage pond located in Jefferson County. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

EPA Settles Some Alabama Coal Ash Violations, but Larger Questions Linger

By Dennis Pillion

Emissions from the James M. Gavin power plant are seen in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

Five (and Soon, Maybe Six) of the Country’s 10 Largest Coal Plants Have Retirement Dates

By Dan Gearino

Power transmission towers run along the Indiana-Illinois border in Hammond, Ind. Credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Country’s Second-Largest Coal Plant May Get a Three-Year Reprieve From Retirement. Why?

By Dan Gearino

A portion of the Tanners Creek Power Plant property near Lawrenceburg, Indiana was formerly an open dumping ground known as "Area 2." Credit: Tim Maloney

How Shadowy Corporations, Secret Deals and False Promises Keep Retired Coal Plants From Being Redeveloped

By Daniel Propp

The J.M. Stuart Station, a coal plant that closed in 2018, is seen behind the Three Mile Creek near Manchester, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images

New EPA Rule Could Accelerate Cleanup of Coal Ash Dumps

By Daniel Propp

A view of wind turbines at Grand Ridge Energy Center in LaSalle County, Illinois. Wind energy is the leading source of renewable energy in Illinois. Credit: Invenergy

Will There Be Less Wind to Fuel Wind Energy?

By Brett Chase, Dan Gearino

Craig Station, one of Colorados largest coal-fired power plants, is exempted from the new rules since it’s expected to fully close by 2028. Credit: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Power Plant Pollution Targeted in Sweeping Actions by Biden Administration

By Marianne Lavelle

The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 8, 2024. Mount Rainer is visible to the left of the plant. Credit: Jeremy Long/WITF

A Washington State Coal Plant Has to Close Next Year. Can Pennsylvania Communities Learn From Centralia’s Transition?

By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact Pennsylvania

A worker is seen inside Dry Fork Station, a coal-fired power plant in Gillette, Wyo. Credit: Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Coal Power Plunged Again in 2023 and Is Fading Away in the U.S. So What Replaces It?

By Dan Gearino

The Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden, N.J. The EPA said it will delay action on the more than 2,000 existing natural gas plants that are now responsible for 43 percent of the sector’s greenhouse gas pollution. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress

Climate Rules Reach Finish Line, in Weakened Form, as Biden Races Clock

By Marianne Lavelle

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