FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2015 file photo, a plume of steam billows from the coal-fired Merrimack Station in Bow, N.H. global health commission organized by the prestigious British medical journal ...

Coal has historically been the largest source of global electricity generation. For the first half of the 20th century, more than half of the world’s electricity came from coal power plants. Until the ...

California is about to make history. Starting next month, the state will stop using coal as a source of electricity. This marks the end of a long journey to remove one of the dirtiest fuels from ...

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Indian state electricity distributors are signing long-term contracts with coal-fired power generators to meet a projected surge in evening demand, despite the ...

The Sandy Creek Energy Station is America's newest coal-fired power plant, and it's expected to remain offline until 2027. The power plant near Waco, Texas, which began delivering power to the grid in ...

CHARLESTON — State officials and federal lawmakers are praising a plan from the administration of President Donald Trump to breathe new life into the waning coal-fired power industry, though opponents ...

One of the most consequential moments in California’s drive to beat back climate change will take place next month. The state will stop receiving electricity from the Intermountain Power Plant in ...

BEIJING, Aug 25 (Reuters) - China commissioned 21 gigawatts (GW) of coal power plant capacity in the first half of 2025, a new report found on Monday, the highest since 2016 even as the country is ...

Hannah Wiseman is affiliated with the Center for Progressive Reform. Along with a team of other Penn State researchers, she also received a seed grant from the Penn State Institute of Energy and the ...

For years, some folks have considered coal-fired power plants relics of a bygone era, overshadowed by the rise of natural gas and renewables. Yet, in an unexpected twist, coal is finding its way back ...