Coal

Renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s largest source of electricity capacity, but the U.S. still lags. Why is that, and what will it take to bring the U.S. into line with the rest of the world? CORRECTION (Oct. 27, 2016): This story’s headline was updated to reflect that renewable energy is the largest source […]

They are getting out of huge liabilities for cleaning up their mine sites because of a loophole

Hundreds have been laid off.

Relatively few West Virginians work in coal mines, but those that do have nowhere to go.

Neither politicians nor policies can undo what the market's done to coal.

Two large mines lay off 15 percent of workers, as the industry's troubles come to Wyoming

Peabody Energy may join several other coal companies in bankruptcy court as coal demand and prices fall.

The Homer City Generating Station burns 16,000 tons of coal per day