ICYMI: No Scooters in Paris, No Salmon Season in California, No Protection for Coyotes & No Dubya National Park By Paul Rauber April 7, 2023 A weekly roundup for busy people In this story: wildlife, indigenous communities, coal, dirty fuels
Crypto Throws the Coal Industry a Lifeline By Kate Morgan March 26, 2022 Bitcoin miners turn to dirty coal to satisfy their enormous energy needs In this story: oil, fracked gas, coal
Coal Miners Weren’t Happy When Joe Manchin Derailed Build Back Better By Austyn Gaffney January 19, 2022 The United Mine Workers of America issued a statement criticizing the senator for withdrawing his support from the legislation In this story: coal
Biden Administration Restricts Lending for Overseas Fossil Fuel Projects By Nick Cunningham August 19, 2021 The US Department of Treasury’s new rules restrict oil and coal financing but leave the door open for gas projects In this story: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), oil, coal
Can Harvesting Rare Earth Elements Solve the Coal Ash Crisis? By Austyn Gaffney February 23, 2021 Over 3 billion tons of coal ash occupy more than 1,400 sites across the US In this story: coal ash, coal
Clean Energy Will Be Key to a Robust Climate and Public Health Plan By Jonathan Hahn January 30, 2021 A years-long struggle to clean up the nation’s power grid remains unsettled In this story: clean energy, climate change, health, coronavirus, coal
In Turkey, a Battle Over Coal Draws a Line in the Soot By Selin Ugurtas August 9, 2020 Residents of Afsin-Elbistan fight against coal-fired power plants In this story: coal
South New Jersey Rejects a Power Plant and a Pipeline By Mukta Patil July 3, 2019 The decision to close the B.L. England Generating Station is a double win In this story: coal, fracked gas
Coal-Ravaged Indian Fishers Take to the Supreme Court By Lakshmi Sarah April 26, 2019 Their case is setting new precedents for corporate polluters In this story: coal
“Rolling Coal” Backfires By Paul Rauber April 13, 2019 Trump’s EPA goes easy on mega-polluting trucks In this story: coal