Coal

Concerns arose before Hurricane Florence made landfall about the piles of toxic waste from coal-burning power plants in the storm's path.

• By Rebecca Worby

The protesters have occupied a community of tree houses for six years to oppose a nearby coal mine.

• By Emily Moon

The Trump administration gives FEMA funds to ICE, the number of migrant children in custody soars, and Scott Pruitt courts a coal job.

• By Rebecca Worby

The Environmental Protection Agency published on Tuesday a proposed rule to replace Obama-era proposed regulations on coal power plants.

• By Francie Diep

An excerpt from William T. Vollmann's new book.

• By William T. Vollmann

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