China has grown its coal power and renewables capacities in tandem, but 2025 figures see the fossil fuel once again take ...

The Energy Department cites an ongoing power reliability emergency, though some are skeptical and say costs will come back to ...

President Trump and power-hungry AI data centers are giving the country’s waning coal industry a boost.

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - With the stroke of a pen in Washington, the Trump administration has added another three months to the ...

The main point of contention is a goal for coal-fired power plants would need to be operating at 69% capacity.

The federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal and oil-fired power plants were strengthened during the Biden administration.

Officials say contingency measures are already underway but warn that prolonged disruption could force load shedding and higher fuel costs.

An EPA rule had succeeded in reducing mercury emissions from power plants by about 90%. But in an effort to boost coal power production, the Trump administration is relaxing rules.

The TVA, the nation’s largest public utility with about 10 million customers, will continue operating coal-burning units at ...

Coal plants are the largest single human source of mercury pollutants. The mercury emitted later falls in rain or simply by ...

Government has long sought to cut coal imports for the power sector, but those efforts have failed as power plants have been unable to burn lower-quality local coal ...