A coal refuse fire in an abandoned mining area in Chesterfield reignited on Monday. A cloud of smoke could be seen rising ...

Chesterfield Fire and EMS says residents may see smoke in the Winterpock area due to a coal refuse fire. “Virginia Energy’s ...

Burning Coal Leaves Dangerous Waste. Trump's EPA Eyes Looser Rules for Handling It In 2022, federal officials rebuked a major coal plant next to the Ohio River for letting coal waste — in a pile ...

A home sits near the Gen. James Gavin Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant, on Monday, April 14, 2025, in Cheshire, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel) ...

Because coal ash’s peak contamination levels aren’t reached until some 70 years after waste is dumped, longer deadlines can only mean less effective cleanup. “The longer you ignore those ...

The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) announced Phase One of the Corley Mine Surface Burn ...

Scientists have developed a novel method to identify which hills of coal waste are suitable for the construction of a solar plant. Their technique integrates GIS and the technique for order preference ...

Nine years after the Gadsden Steam Plant stopped burning coal, its unlined coal ash pond is still polluting Alabama ...

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 ...

Coal-fired power plants have done their fair share of damage over the past century. From climate change to acid rain, black lung to heart disease, they’ve generally been on the debit side of the ...