Ore that had rested unseen for centuries underground put NEPA on the map. Coal attracted ... reclamation. Acid mine drainage poisons waterways, even turning them orange. Coal brought out the ...

These trends are widespread across Europe, Ember said. Solar power is progressing in all EU countries, and more than half have now either eliminated coal, the most polluting fossil fuel ...

Europe is believed to possess significant yet unexploited lithium resources in Germany, Czechia, Serbia, Spain, Portugal and Austria. However, mining projects in these countries have faced ...

Solar generated 11% of EU electricity in 2024, overtaking coal which fell below 10% for the first time, according to the European Electricity Review published today by think tank Ember.

After public backlash tied to policy changes in 2020, the provincial government formed an independent coal policy committee to consult on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. That panel received ...

In the coal saga there’s more to mine than the mountain. Despite protestations of due diligence and highest engineering standards, every coal mine in the Eastern Slopes has had spectacular ...

The Elkview coal mine across the border in BC could be a preview of the future for Alberta’s eastern slopes now that the mining ban has been lifted. Photo via Teck Resources. While Premier ...

One miner has been found dead and two are still missing but feared dead after an inrush of water and silt in a shaft of the Velenje coal mine in what is the country's worst mining accident in over 20 ...

It’s a move critics say means the province has declared open season on renewed coal mining. In a letter to the Alberta Energy Regulator posted to its website Monday, Energy Minister Brian Jean ...

Here in Routt County, there’s a strong tourism industry and diverse economy centered in Steamboat Springs. Coal mining is responsible for less than fifteen percent of the county’s economic output.

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — An accident in a coal mine in northeastern Slovenia killed at least one miner and left two others missing, officials said Tuesday. Water suddenly rushed into the mine ...

Laura Laing, a southern Alberta rancher and vocal opponent of coal mining in and around the Rockies, said Mr. Jean’s decision to rescind the ban has the potential to turn great swaths of the ...