The Good News (And Not So Good News) About China's Smoggy Air
According to a new report, China's war against air pollution shows promising results. But there is evidence of backsliding as winter nears.
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Trump's EPA Plans To Ease Carbon Emissions Rule For New Coal Plants
The Trump administration wants to reverse a rule that would have required new coal plants to have expensive technology to capture their carbon dioxide emissions.
How A 1968 Disaster In A Coal Mine Changed The Industry
A mine disaster fifty years ago in West Virginia helped shape a new regulatory framework for the health and safety of coal miners. Surviving family members are still looking for justice.
Germany Bulldozes Old Villages For Coal Despite Lower Emissions Goals
Angela Merkel was dubbed Germany's "climate chancellor" for ditching nuclear power. But centuries-old villages are being bulldozed to make way for open-pit brown coal mines.
Former Coal CEO Turned Senate Hopeful Don Blankenship Says He's 'Trumpier Than Trump'
Blankenship could win West Virginia's GOP Senate primary, despite spending a year in prison after 29 miners died in an explosion at a mine owned by the company he led. Trump isn't backing him.
Congress Boosts 'Black Lung' Treatment Funding By Millions
After NPR reporting on the Progressive Massive Fibrosis epidemic, Congress and the White House agreed to give the maximum funding authorized for clinics treating the disease in 15 coal-mining states.
Coal Jobs Have Gone Up Under Trump, But Not Because Of His Policies
The number of U.S. coal jobs rose slightly during the president's first year in office. But energy analysts credit short-term market forces and say they won't stop long-term decline.
Black Lung Study Finds Biggest Cluster Ever Of Fatal Coal Miners' Disease
The cluster, found in central Appalachia and first reported by NPR, indicates that a disease once thought to be on the decline is still a common killer among coal miners.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline One Step Closer In North Carolina
A large natural gas project has just passed another regulatory milepost in North Carolina.
Federal Regulator Rejects Energy Department's Bid To Prop Up Coal, Nuclear
Energy Secretary Rick Perry proposed a rule that would essentially subsidize older fuel sources to compete with cheaper natural gas and renewables. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cried foul.