coal

Sierra traveled to three states to ask people how their lives have been affected by the world's dirtiest energy source--and what they're doing to stop it.

The coal-fired Reid Gardner Generating Station dumps its combustion waste into uncovered "ponds" beside the Moapa Band of Paiutes Reservation

A mountaintop-removal coal mine threatens Fayetteville's new outdoor-adventure economy

Utah chooses coal mining over its natural wonders

In Washington State, a blue-green alliance helps phase out dirty energy

Coal mining in Appalachia destroys more than mountains

Mining companies want to export U.S. coal to China. But first they have to go through Longview.

U.S. coal-fired power plants pump more than 48 tons of mercury into the air each year

Abruptly unwired, the author absorbs tales of warbles, bear peanuts, and a weird tattoo in the land of 24-hour sun

Even the coal industry's best friends are giving it the bad news: Demand is declining, reserves are vanishing, mountaintop removal is unacceptable, and emissions must be reduced. Slowly, surely, the United States is moving past coal.