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The sun-baked soils of southern Tanzania hold a treasure trove of coal, iron, uranium, vanadium and titanium—resources that have languished in isolation for millions of years. But now, through the ...

The sun-baked soils of southern Tanzania hold a treasure trove of coal, iron, uranium, vanadium and titanium—resources that have languished in isolation for millions of years. But now, through the ...

In Appalachian Ohio, when a coal-fired power plant shuts down, entire communities feel the aftershocks. At Ohio University's ...

As much of the world shutters coal power plants and shelves new proposals, Indonesia is bucking the trend — adding the ...

The incident occurred on Friday — just days before Energy Minister David Janetzki declared coal-fired stations would continue to play a "critical role" in the energy grid. In a statement ...

Peabody Energy is reconsidering its near-$6 billion purchase of Anglo American’s Queensland coal assets after the second fire at a major underground mine of the company in less than 12 months.

President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders aimed at revitalizing the struggling U.S. coal industry, an effort in direct opposition to global climate change goals. Surrounded by ...

He said a five-year “road map” for Queensland’s energy future would be released by the end of the year. On Wednesday, federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen again slammed coal-fired power as ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) is hitting pause and reassessing its $3.775 billion deal to acquire Anglo American's steelmaking coal assets after a fire incident at the Moranbah North Mine last week.

Peabody Energy said it is reviewing an up to $3.78 billion deal to buy Anglo American's steelmaking coal operations following a fire at an Australian mine. Anglo American agreed to sell its ...