The White House announced an executive order that could lead to some federally protected lands in Washington State to be consumed for the return of coal mining production.** ...

Anyone who has lived near a strip or mountaintop removal mine knows there is no such thing as clean coal. Anyone who has lived near a tipple for the sorting, washing and loading of coal on trains ...

At its height, the Tennessee Valley Authority relied on 12 coal burning power plants to power homes in the valley.

South Africa, which relies on coal for more than 80% of its power generation, for years has experienced power supply shortages, resulting in hours-long blackouts and load-shedding measures ...