President Trump has signed orders to keep ageing coal plants online, despite utilities warning of high operating costs. Energy experts argue that the Department of Energy’s blackout risk report ...

Coal’s decline was not a policy accident.

A combination of federal intervention and rising energy demand have stalled coal’s decline, but experts see little hope of a ...

For the first time, renewable energy has overtaken coal as the primary source of electricity around the world, a new report says, indicating a shift in the global reliance on environmentally harmful ...

China is preparing to launch more than 100 new coal-fired power generator units in 2026. Out of 104 projects planned ...

The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to absorb extra costs. By Claire Brown and Harry Stevens A 63-year-old ...

Coal has been on a two-decade decline in the US, but saw a spike up, alongside energy prices. In China/India, renewables met rising demand.

While much of the world is looking to phase out its coal production, United States President Donald Trump has put coal back on the energy agenda, with big plans to reinvigorate ageing coal facilities.