Coal

A three-judge panel ruled that the Trump administration does not have to account for the climate change impacts of its federal coal program.

• By Kate Wheeling

Officials from the tribe worry about the economic impacts of closing the Navajo Generating Station, but water conservationists are pushing for the region to move on.

• By Debra Utacia Krol

A federal judge in California blocked the city of Oakland's attempt to prevent the shipment of coal through a proposed cargo terminal.

• By Kate Wheeling

As the Trump administration attempts to roll back regulations on coal ash ponds, a new report highlights the dangers posed by storing toxic waste next to rivers.

• By Kate Wheeling

In 2012, Little Village residents helped shut down a coal plant. Now, a redevelopment company plans to build a distribution center in its place, bringing more dirty trucks to the neighborhood.

• By Sophie Yeo

Coal emits more carbon than any other fuel source.

• By Candace Butera

Not that much, one new study finds.

• By Francie Diep

The mining company also said that, given the Trump administration's plans to abandon the Paris Agreement, it will reconsider its relationship with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

• By Kate Wheeling

Here's why that's bad news.

• By Kate Wheeling

Steve Gardner's engineering company was dropped for performing "junk science" to discredit a regulation that it was hired to help prepare.

• By Ian MacDougall

Officials from the alliance hope to more than double their number by next year's meeting.

• By Emily Moon

The U.S. delegation pushed nuclear and coal. The rest of the world rolled its eyes.

• By Bob Berwyn

Communities need hard data to prove they're been affected by pollution. But the government databases that keep track of those numbers are now under threat.

• By Francie Diep

The Trump administration's attempt to undo climate regulations won't have a big impact on U.S. emissions and won't revive the coal industry.

• By Bob Berwyn

The administration wants to eliminate 2015 regulations—a move that would disproportionately harm lower-income regions and neighborhoods.

• By Bob Berwyn

A recent report warns that Indonesia's coal-based electricity strategy risks wasting $76 billion over the next 25 years.

• By Keith Schneider

A protracted delay in the Trump administration coming up with its own carbon-cost estimate could empower environmentalists pursuing legal challenges to mining.

• By Andrew Revkin

Interaction of forests and fungi plays a huge role in the Earth's global carbon cycle.

• By Bob Berwyn

The vessels broke loose in storms, destroying around 15,000 square feet of coral in Karimunjava National Park.

• By Basten Gokkon

In the first half of the 20th century, coal communities across the Illinois Basin boomed. In 1990, new regulations set off an industry implosion, and the vitality of the region went with it.

• By Dwyer Gunn

A city once known for its PCB-laden harbor was ready for a comeback—until local politics got in the way.

• By Kevin Stark

Insurance companies have warned about the risks of climate change for more than 20 years, and it's time for them to walk the walk.

• By Peter Bosshard

Coal mining jobs have been in decline since the 1980s. Is there reason to think Donald Trump could resuscitate a dying industry?

• By Madeleine Thomas

China is the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter—and right now, Beijing is taking climate much more seriously than Washington is.

• By Francie Diep