Coal

Washington state utility company calls off sale of coal plant shares

Washington Examiner · October 30, 2020 2:44 pm

Beltway Confidential

Workers and capitalists of rural Pennsylvania unite

Timothy P. Carney · October 29, 2020 9:38 pm

President-elect Trump's plan to bring back the coal industry will likely start by scrapping the Environmental Protection Agency's climate change agenda, according a newly appointed member of his transition team. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Energy and Environment

Trump’s energy message is no longer fighting the ‘war on coal’ but all about protecting fracking

Abby Smith · October 28, 2020 10:27 am

Beltway Confidential

Polling firm that accurately predicted 2016 election has Trump leading in Pennsylvania

Becket Adams · October 27, 2020 7:31 pm

Robert "Bob" Murray.

Energy and Environment

Bob Murray, coal baron and fierce critic of environmental regulations, dies at 80

Abby Smith · October 26, 2020 2:36 pm

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2015 photo shows an overview of a section of the Mississippi Power Co. carbon capture plant in DeKalb, Miss. Regulators have reached a settlement with Mississippi Power Co. on how much customers should pay for a troubled $7.5 billion power plant once touted as the future of coal. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. is agreeing to lower the price tag on its Kemper County power plant by $85 million, its second round of concessions in two weeks. Shareholders have already lost $6 billion.

Energy and Environment

Biden bucks environmental Left with plan to retain fossil fuel jobs by capturing carbon emissions

Abby Smith · October 24, 2020 10:30 am

Oregon’s last coal plant closes as primary investor pivots to renewable energy

Washington Examiner · October 19, 2020 11:00 pm

Warren Buffett and Elon Musk.

Beltway Confidential

Tariff China over its blackmail of Australia

Tom Rogan · October 13, 2020 4:31 pm

The foundation's investigation into Exxon Mobil "focused on how this climate deceit has affected New England communities," it said. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Oil use won’t peak this decade despite pandemic, global energy body says

Josh Siegel · October 13, 2020 4:00 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping and former Vice President Joe Biden stand together as President Xi Jinping prepares to board a motorcade during an arrival ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Energy and Environment

Biden to take a tough line on China, discounting its new climate pledge

Josh Siegel · September 29, 2020 10:32 am

Chinese President Xi Jinping is challenging other countries, like the U.S., to pursue a green recovery in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Energy and Environment

China goes big on climate change with new goal of carbon neutrality by 2060

Josh Siegel · September 22, 2020 8:14 pm

Coal ash is the waste left over from burning coal for electricity production. The waste is typically stored in large containment ponds. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Energy and Environment

EPA loosens controls on coal plants’ toxic waste that industry said would cause closures

Abby Smith · August 31, 2020 8:26 pm