Five lawsuits aim to get Texas to enforce air quality laws.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Green groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday to force Texas to toughen its stance on air pollution...
How Ontario is getting back into the coal-power business.
Ontario taxpayers will soon be part-owners of one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in America west of the Mississippi River, making money off...
What will it take to reach the climate change goals set by Gov. Hickenlooper?
Words of praise flowed from environmental groups last week after Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order calling for Colorado to reduce greenhouse gas...
Can Duke's Edwardsport turn tide for clean coal post-Kemper?
With Southern Co.'s Kemper plant relegated to running on natural gas, Duke Energy Corp.'s 618-megawatt Edwardsport IGCC plant becomes the U.S. power industry's standard-bearer...
Six ways Trump is 'dismantling' the US after six months in office.
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Given all that Donald Trump promised the business world during his bombastic campaign, it’s tempting to dismiss the president’s first six...
The fossil fuels project that pits Trump’s base against itself.
For a landmark fossil-fuel program deep in Trump country, it’s not environmentalists who are the biggest threat. It may be Donald Trump himself.
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Fresh legal challenge looms over Adani mine risk to endangered finch.
Carmichael coalmine
Exclusive: Australian Conservation Foundation asks environment and energy minister to revoke Carmichael mine approval
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New evidence shows critical habitat for the black-throated finch will...
Beijing aims to curb city's use of coal by 2020.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital city Beijing is aiming to cut its coal consumption to below 5 million tonnes by 2020 and limit the...
Is Donald Trump already forsaking coal country?
Coal has been good to Donald Trump. He began denouncing “Obama’s war on coal” long before he launched his run for President, apparently liked...
Ditching diesel won’t clear the air.
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A study suggests that petrol engines might not be cleaner than diesel ones after all.
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