When the sun sets on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s use of coal power plants, it won’t set on the utility’s responsibility for the forever waste of coal ash, the product of decades of burning coal.

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This story is part of a series on the future of Utah’s Coal Country. Read the other stories about labor in the coal mines and the economic transition in the town of Helper. Several years ago, Jade ...

Sheila Wagoner is not a fan of the wind farm overlooking Keyser, West Virginia. "I really don't care for those windmills," the 71-year-old says. "I guess I wasn't brought up with that kind of society.

Global coal demand is set to decline after reaching an all-time high in 2023, with a structural shift now underway as clean ...

President Donald Trump is looking to give coal a lift with executive orders he inked on Tuesday. In one of the executive orders, the president instructed the National Energy Dominance Council’s head ...

Labourers unload coal from a cargo ship in Gabtoli on the outskirts of Dhaka on January 09, 2021. After unloading 30 baskets of coal they earn around $1 USD. (Photo by Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto ...

Proving that alternative uses for coal are viable is no small feat, but perhaps the trickier task is shifting coal’s negative reputation. This story originally aired on Wyoming Public Radio. Products ...