Coal remains one of the most heavily used energy sources in the world. From East to West, coal powers economies from China to ...

A Trump administration order requiring an old power plant burning coal on the shores of Lake Michigan to remain open months ...

You might wonder why some people want to boycott fossil fuels: Gasoline, natural gas and coal. Here’s what is going on. The ...

North Skager is back as a drummer with the Coal Diggers Band for the second year in a row. North is a musician from Mandan, ...

Trees would have to be planted on a vast proportion of global land mass to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from burning ...

The White House is taking unprecedented actions to steer the power grid away from clean energy and toward more fossil fuels.

Fueled by “stranded” natural gas, the startup hopes to become the largest in the US, and to make Alaska an industry center.

We bring you part 3 of our exclusive series, "Burning Coal Country." The first two parts were about an active mine fire burning underground in Schuylkill County and the response from the ...

Even if you are far from a factory, the ocean can still feel its smoke. A new study led by scientists at the University of ...

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A federal judge Friday allowed a coalition of tribal and green groups to fight to save a Biden-era rule that would end coal ...

A U.S. Department of Energy emergency order aims to keep open a Michigan coal-fired power plant that primarily burns Wyoming coal. It counteracts a Michigan law that requires utilities in that state ...