Coal emits toxic pollutants that make people sick, contaminate water, and drive planet-warming emissions. To eliminate this major threat, a diverse coalition led by the Sierra Club, with the support of philanthropy,...
The 10th edition of the “Boom and Bust Coal” report by Global Energy Monitor and partners reveals that in 2024, the world added the lowest amount of new coal power in 20 years. According...
Why is this important?
Across Europe and the world we’re facing twin health and climate crises, and burning coal is one of the main culprits.
We urgently need to move our energy system towards...
In February, when NRG Energy closed its last coal-fired unit at the Indian River power plant in southern Delaware, it marked just the first of 23 coal-fired units at 15 power plants...
COAL is the dirtiest fossil fuel. COAL mining and coal fired power plants are health hazard to workers including blank-lung disease. COAL damages and contaminates local area, water table, rivers, causes acid...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted nearly 70 coal-fired U.S. power plants a two-year exemption from federal requirements to reduce emissions of toxic chemicals such as mercury, arsenic and benzene. It’s...
On his first day back in office, President Trump promised to "unleash American energy".
Now, he has signed four executive orders in an attempt to revive America's coal industry.
At a White House event on April 8, with dozens of coal industry...
The share of loss-making coal mining enterprises in Kuzbass in February 2025 increased to 57% compared to 45% y-o-y. Therefore, in 2025 the negative trend intensified due to plunging global market prices,...
