When a Country Music Star Joins the Fight Against Coal A proposed coal mine threatened the wild places Corb Lund grew up in. He decided to do something about it. By Ron Johnson April 16, 2026 In this story: coal, music, activism
Coal Gasification Attempts a Comeback The declining industry is looking for ways to revive itself By Nithin Coca April 13, 2026 In this story: coal, Trump, dirty energy, natural gas, climate change
How to Build a Forest For the Future From a Coal Mine of the Past The duo behind Ohio's Sugar Creek Community Forest is restoring land and hope on acres ravaged by the coal industry By Stephen Starr March 20, 2026 In this story: forests, public lands, community, coal
Forced Coal Plant Openings Throw Communities Into Chaos The federal government is ordering plants to stay open over the objections of locals and plant operators By Nick Engelfried February 10, 2026 In this story: coal, beyond coal, federal policy, Policy, fossil fuels
A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions Energy bills are set to go up because the state wants to keep the Colstrip coal plant running By Nick Engelfried December 5, 2025 In this story: coal, coal ash, fossil fuels
Robert Redford’s First Environmental Fight The actor was an activist determined to protect, land, air, and water By David Gessner October 16, 2025 In this story: activism, film, coal, dirty energy
The Real Reason the Feds Want to Revive Coal Attempts to bring back a dying industry could increase your energy bills By Ian Rose October 15, 2025 In this story: federal policy, fossil fuels, coal, Trump
Michigan Coal Mandate Will Increase Utility Bills for Millions The Trump administration is forcing coal and gas plants to stay open after operators already agreed to shut them down By Jeff St. John August 28, 2025 In this story: coal, beyond coal, dirty energy
Abolish Fossil Fuels A moral case for ending the age of coal, oil, and gas By Jason Mark September 23, 2024 In this story: dirty fuels, coal, climate change
Kentucky Republicans Split Over Renewed Law to Prop Up Costly Coal Plants The billionaire-backed law shows the hold coal has over Kentucky By Austyn Gaffney May 6, 2024 In this story: coal