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Maryland sites are among most polluting coal ash waste dumps in the nation, study finds

BALTIMORE — A coal ash waste dump in Prince George’s County is among the most polluting in the nation, according to a new report from environmental groups.

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COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

The burning of fossil fuels caused 86% of all CO₂ emissions during the past ten years. Despite being the primary culprits of global heating, coal, oil and gas were barely mentioned in the official texts of previous UN climate change summits.

The Conversation

Tanya Plibersek to reassess 18 proposed oil and gas projects to consider their climate change impact

Queensland environment group had asked federal minister to revisit decisions made going back to 2011

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Mount Pleasant among big coal and gas projects in legal limbo

People can help ensure "environmental law accounts for the reality of climate change".

Newcastle Herald

Coal and gas projects to be reassessed after conservation group wins legal bid on climate change impacts

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will reassess 18 major coal and gas project proposals following a legal application submitted by a Queensland conservation group.

ABC News

Qld residents assured on power supply

One of Queensland's newest coal power stations is slowly bringing half its generation units back online after a series of equipment failures this week.

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Colombia congress approves $3.9 billion tax reform, raising duties on oil

Colombia's Congress on Thursday finished approving a tax reform set to raise an additional 20 trillion pesos ($3.98 billion) for the next four years, partially through increased duties on top exports oil and coal.

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PM promises action on power price relief

The prime minister is promising to take action against energy companies who don't pass on massive profits to Australian households in the form of savings.

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COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development is a key issue for African countries. Energy production and use is the single biggest contributor to global warming, accounting for roughly two-thirds of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: boost or setback for climate efforts?

About 1,000 miles away from Ukraine, Luetzerath is an indirect victim of the war as the town will soon make way for the expansion of a nearby coal mine

The Independent UK

‘From coal tips to willow tits’: post-industrial Greater Manchester’s new nature reserve

The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh’s protected status is a reward for rewilding former coal-mining landscapes

The Guardian - UK

Five dead after methane leak at ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan

Five people died and four others were hospitalised after a methane gas leak at an ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the company said.

Reuters

Qld BHP workers launch industrial action

Workers at four BHP-Mitsubishi Alliance coal mines in central Queensland have launched industrial action in a dispute over job security.

AAP

Conservatives insist policies to cut emissions drive up power bills. There’s net zero evidence for that

The International Energy Agency has laid to rest the persistent myth that net zero policies are responsible for soaring energy prices

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Coal is back, at least for a bit, lifting profits at Consol Energy

Despite a list of problems, ranging from roof falls to equipment breakdowns to uncooperative geology, Cecil Township-based Consol Energy Inc. is riding a wave of high coal prices and a global energy market that, at least for a short time, is hungry for coal.

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Australia relies on controversial offsets to meet climate change targets. We might not get away with it in Egypt

It’s small wonder a major fossil fuel producer like Australia has relied so heavily on carbon offsets. Plant new forests - or say you will avoid clearing old ones - and you can keep approving new gas and coal developments. This year, whistleblower Professor Andrew McIntosh claimed up to 80%…

Wales Online

The extraordinary story of racehorse owner and construction titan Dai Walters

The businessman involved in the helicopter crash in Ruthin is one of Wales' most successful self-made businessmen

The Independent UK

West Virginia's Mooney runs for Congress but aims at Manchin

West Virginia Republican U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney is facing Democrat Barry Wendell in the race for a seat representing the state's 2nd Congressional District

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Floods and fires make climate change a top worry for most people, report finds

A majority of Australians are worried about climate change, according to the latest Climate of the Nation report.

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Central Queensland coal miner tells parliamentary committee industry has paid 'lip service' to safety

Moranbah coal miner Scott Leggett puts his job on the line to call out the safety culture within the industry.

AAP

Two units offline at Qld coal power plant

A cooling tower collapse has taken another generation unit offline at a major Queensland coal power plant which already has one unit out of action until April.

The Conversation

How coal miners and factory workers helped found the environmental movement

Rachel Carson, a scientist and writer from rural Pennsylvania, published Silent Spring 60 years ago. Many credit this book, which meticulously documented the damage that DDT pesticides were inflicting on wildlife, farm animals and people as early as the 1950s, with launching the modern environmental movement.

Daily Mirror

Two Instagram influencers killed in horror smash with lorry on way to friend's party

Letícia Hordones, 26, and 21-year-old Júlia Noara died after crashing head-first into a lorry carrying coal that had reportedly overturned on a highway in Brazil

Reuters

Turkish court formally arrests eight over deadly mine blast -Anadolu

A Turkish court ordered the formal arrest of eight people in relation to an explosion in a coal mine that killed 41 people in October, state-owned Anadolu news agency said late on Monday.

The New Daily

Activists warn gas leaks leave Qld groundwater at risk

Queensland's groundwater is at risk of being contaminated by leaks from rusting coal seam gas wells in the state's west, activists warn.

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