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• Coal, natural gas slowdown affects W.Va. budget

  29 Oct 2019

  Keeping a tight grip on the state budget of West Virginia is like hanging on to the reins of a buc... . ...Read More

• STX Corp. signs coal trading deal with Russia’s Mechel

  28 Oct 2019

  STX Corp., a South Korean general trading firm, said Oct. 28 it has signed a deal with Russian min... . ...Read More

• Spain will reach 34% generation thanks to wind energy by 2030

  28 Oct 2019

  In Spain, wind power represents about 19% of electricity consumption, and state plans plan to reac... . ...Read More

• Canada’s Ridley Terminals monthly coal exports jump to six-year high

  28 Oct 2019

  Coal exports from the Ridley Terminals in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, jumped to a six-year hi... . ...Read More

• NTEC acquires Wyoming, Montana coal mines

  25 Oct 2019

  The Navajo Transitional Energy Company has finalized its ownership of coals mines in Wyoming and i... . ...Read More

• RWE denies study flagging 1 billion euro coal plant losses in 2019

  25 Oct 2019

  RWE denied on Thursday a report saying the German power firm would face nearly 1 billion euros ($1... . ...Read More

• Coal India banks on enhanced evacuation to make up for short supplies

  25 Oct 2019

  Even as production in Coal India (CIL) was hit due to heavy rains in Jharkhand, Odisha, Chattisgar... . ...Read More

• Blackjewel Coal Miners to Get Millions in Back Pay After Train Blockade

  25 Oct 2019

  Blackjewel went bankrupt in July and about 1,100 workers in central Appalachia lost several weeks ... . ...Read More

• Duke University study finds that replacing coal with renewables—saves billions of gallons of water

  23 Oct 2019

  ◾The transition from coal to natural gas in the US electricity sector is reducing the industry&#... . ...Read More

• Bill to fund relocation of Green Bay coal piles passes senate committee

  23 Oct 2019

  A bill providing the City of Green Bay with $1.2 million to assist in relocating the C. Reiss Coal... . ...Read More

• Australia’s hopes to expand coal exports in south-east Asia ‘delusional’, experts say

  23 Oct 2019

  Region’s expected increase in coal-fired power plants could turn out to be ‘more fizz ... . ...Read More

• ABB scoops Victorian coal-to-hydrogen plant contract

  23 Oct 2019

  Technology giant ABB will deliver automation, electrification and instrumentation solutions for th... . ...Read More

• Whitehaven coal (ASX:WHC) warns thermal coal prices weaker

  22 Oct 2019

  Coal mining powerhouse Whitehaven (ASX:WHC) has warned thermal coal prices have continued to exhib... . ...Read More

• China’s prime coking coal price at 1.5-year low

  22 Oct 2019

  Mysteel’s assessment of low-sulphur prime coking coal pricing index in China hit its 1.5-yea... . ...Read More

• Clive Palmer company reapplies for mine four times size of Adani’s Carmichael

  22 Oct 2019

  A Clive Palmer-controlled company has applied for a mining lease and environmental authority to bu... . ...Read More