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• Columbia River coal pollution lawsuit against BNSF railway moves forward as new research raises air quality concerns on Seattle rail lines

  17 Mar 2014

  A lawsuit against the BNSF Railway Company will proceed after the U.S. District Court for the West... . ...Read More

• In Mississippi, a power plant is designed to shape the future of coal

  17 Mar 2014

  If it works, the $5-billion Kemper project would remove up to 65% of its potential carbon dioxide ... . ...Read More

• After North Carolina spill, coal ash ponds face extinction

  17 Mar 2014

  Power producers' coal ash disposal ponds like the one that leaked toxic sludge into a North Ca... . ...Read More

• China Africa develops mine, 300MW power plant

  17 Mar 2014

  CHINA Africa Sunlight Energy says it will complete its coal mine and a 300 megawatt power station ... . ...Read More

• Sunny weather boosts Eskom’s coal supply

  17 Mar 2014

  Power utility Eskom says this weekend’s sunny weather has allowed its wet coal supplies to d... . ...Read More

• Mozambi Coal to raise funds for Queensland project

  17 Mar 2014

  Mozambi Coal has placed 50 million ordinary shares at $0.01 per share with sophisticated investors... . ...Read More

• Paringa confirms low cost capital development of Kentucky project

  17 Mar 2014

  Paringa Resources has confirmed the availability of low cost barge waterways, rail and road coal t... . ...Read More

• Coal prices firm up in international markets

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: After remaining stable during the past two sessions, spot coal prices in international m... . ...Read More

• CIL officers defer 3-day strike on assurance from management

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: The Coal Mines Officers Association, in the wee hours of March 14, decided to call off i... . ...Read More

• SECL gets nod for Kusmunda mine expansion in Chhattisgarh

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), recen... . ...Read More

• Inflation cools to 9-month low of 4.68% in February

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: India's wholesale inflation eased to a nine-month low of 4.68% in February, on decli... . ...Read More

• Steam coal imports via Mundra fall 8.32% in Feb m-o-m

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: Steam coal imports through the port of Mundra fell 8.32% to 1,680,164 tons in February 2... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Mundra up 2.98% m-o-m in Feb

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: Coking coal imports through Mundra Port during February 2014 rose almost 2.98% to 50,836... . ...Read More

• Coking coal imports via Chennai up 28.07% in Feb m-o-m

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: Coking coal imports through the port of Chennai rose 28.07% to 73 tons in February 2014 ... . ...Read More

• Pet coke imports via Chennai Port drop 40.95% in Feb m-o-m

  14 Mar 2014

  March 14: Petroleum coke imports through Chennai Port dropped 40.95% to 62 tons in February 2014 a... . ...Read More