The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Coalition seeks to shield mines from climate activists

Angus Taylor has pledged to tighten protections for coal and gas projects after environmentalists successfully challenged a major coal expansion.

AAP · 15h ago

London's 1952 smog killed thousands and sparked a historic clean air law

In December 1952, London was engulfed by a deadly yellow smog that lasted from 5 to 9 December, trapping smoke and toxic pollutants near the ground. Thousands died from its effects, prompting growing pressure for action. Four years later, the Clean Air Act 1956 introduced measures to curb smoke and…

The Times of India · 22h ago

'Impossible to plan': Hunter mayor wants fixed end date to coal mining

Jeff Drayton has returned from Germany with plenty of ideas for improving the Hunter's clean energy transition.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 9

Chris Minns says activists shouldn’t get ‘overexcited’ about ‘technical’ landmark coalmine decision

High court judgment blocking Mount Pleasant mine expansion will not affect state regulation, NSW premier says

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8

Coal demand set to plunge as the world goes electric

Increasing global use of electricity is set to be a major focus at the COP31 summit in Turkey, but a report finds progress is falling short.

AAP · Oct 8

Coal group threatens legal action against council if Rising Tide protest allowed

Coal Australia 'demands' City of Newcastle reject People's Blockade application.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 8

Australia’s top court puts fossil fuel developers on notice

Australia’s highest court has just delivered its first-ever decision in a climate case. And it could sour the economic argument for developing new coal and gas projects in New South Wales, and possibly Australia.

The Conversation · Oct 8

Aging Coal Plants Turn Into a Midterm Fight Over Energy Costs

The Trump administration says the plants are vital for grid reliability. Utilities, states and ratepayers are challenging the orders and candidates are turning the costs into a campaign issue.

Capital & Main · Oct 7

‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired couple who took on a coal giant and won

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7

Overseas, Albanese sees ‘the very definition of climate injustice’ – but at home, he still wants coal

It isn’t hard to see a contradiction between the PM’s message in Fiji and his opposition to legal action to stop a NSW coalmine

The Guardian - AU · Oct 7