Tag: coal
As US coal exports swell, Trump admin facilitates major deal with...
The Trump administration recently helped broker a major coal export deal between Pennsylvania-based coal production company Xcoal Energy and Ukranian company Centrenergo PJSC.
Power to the people: Wyoming residents reject first new coal mine...
Blocking a new coal mine shows the power of the public.
Citizens begin reclaiming coal country after decades of corporate land grabs
But figuring out who owns abandoned mines in Appalachia is harder than you’d think.
Banks have cut funding for fossil fuels projects 22 percent
But activist groups say that’s not enough: There’s no resting, even after divestment victories.
France to ban sale of cars powered by gasoline and diesel
France intends to end oil and gas exploration in French territory, eliminate coal-fired power plants by 2022 and encourage homeowners to produce their own energy.
FERC releases ‘utterly insufficient review’ for Mountain Valley Pipeline
Oil Change International found that the Mountain Valley Pipeline will cause nearly 90 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution per year.
Coal is in a death spiral as India cancels new plants...
The renewable energy sector in India already accounts for 60,000 jobs, and will add a similar number by 2022.
Trump’s incredibly dumb bet on coal
If we really want to lead we have to go with the energy of the future, not the energy of the past.
Gutting climate protections won’t bring back coal jobs
Trump is using sympathetic out-of-work miners as a cover for what is really just a handout to dirty industry.
Illinois lawmakers introduce energy bill with controversial coal supports
“We need to think long and hard, this legislature, about why we need to rush ahead.”
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map for second time
The order clears up dueling court fights just weeks before Missouri finalizes its November ballot.