U.S. production of coal has continued to decline since peaking in 2008, according to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.The EIA–on the same day earlier this month when ...

Compared to plants burning bituminous coal and subbituminous coal already complying with the new mercury standard, Walke said, there were also 22 plants burning lignite coal that needed to improve ...

After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling coal dust over a long period. Now, the 70-year ...

By distilling bituminous coal in retorts to obtain gas for illumination, or by burning it in kilns or pits, the residue left behind is called coke, which is simply coal charcoal, and is nearly ...

Market forces have been phasing out coal for the last decade in favor of cheaper electricity sources. Coal’s decline has been steady, regardless of which party sits in the Oval Office.

President Trump signed four executive actions on Tuesday aimed at reversing policies that transitioned the country away from coal production and aimed at boosting America's "beautiful clean coal ...

To help the struggling coal industry, President Trump used his executive authority to try to keep aging plants alive and burn more coal for electricity. By Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer Hard hats ...

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting the U.S. coal industry, which has been in dramatic decline for decades, displaced by cheaper natural gas and the rise ...

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Tuesday aimed at boosting coal’s flagging fortunes, reports Bloomberg. The order will direct the federal government to list coal as a ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders Tuesday aimed at reviving the long-declining coal industry by rolling back Democratic efforts to curb a source of energy ...

To coal or not to coal? Given the loud shrieks of climate change zealots, one would think that the world is going to end in a few years if we don’t give up coal entirely and immediately.

Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders today to resuscitate the US coal industry – here’s why this is a complete waste of time. Once again, using “emergency authority” by citing ...