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Coal exports, royalties booming, but communities say reinvestment falls short

Coal prices are at record highs and royalties payments to state coffers are forecast to grow by billions, but some coal communities say not enough is filtering down to their towns.

ABC News

Letters: Libs and their leader need to learn the lessons

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb).

Newcastle Herald

Labor will cut EV taxes and try to legislate 2030 emissions target, Chris Bowen says

New climate minister says calls to raise Labor’s emissions target are ‘odd’ and asks Greens and independents to ‘respect our mandate across the country’

The Guardian - AU

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Gadkari seeks Joshi's intervention on revision of pension for coal sector workers

New Delhi

The Hindu

Will a Labor majority stunt climate action? If the government wants a second term, more climate ambition is essential

Labor will form a majority government with a climate policy carefully calibrated to provide a clear point of distinction with the Coalition, while doing as little as possible to alienate any significant group of voters.

The Conversation

Biloela campaigner runs in Qld by-election

Home to Bilo campaigner Bronwyn Dendle will stand as the ALP's candidate in the by-election to replace Colin Boyce in the Queensland coalmining seat of Callide.

AAP

Traditional owners tell Queensland Land Court Waratah Coal's mine will contribute to climate change

Gimuy Walubara man Jiritju Fourmile tells a court challenge against a Clive Palmer-linked coal mine developer climate change led to the death of thousands of native bats on his traditional country.

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Did Joe Manchin block climate action to benefit his financial interests?

Recent revelations that Democratic West Virginian senator quietly made millions from his coal business could come back to haunt him as he eyes a run for re-election

The Guardian - US

Power bills set to rise 9.2% in regional Queensland as report blames delays in renewable energy projects

Queensland Conservation Council says state’s dependence on increasingly unreliable coal is costing households

The Guardian - AU

Electricity bills to rise in regional Qld

Queensland regional residential electricity bills are set to rise by $119 to $1290 and business bills will be hiked by $215 to $2334 in 2022/23.

AAP

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board orders closure of Warada coal washery for flouting norms

NAGPUR: In a major move against pollution, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) has directed the Gondegaon coal washery at Warada village in Nagpur district to close down immediately.

The Times of India

Letters: The blame game over rising power prices misses the point

Newcastle Herald letters to the editor, May 31, 2022.

Newcastle Herald

Centre should take responsibility of importing coal, says APSEB Engineers’ Association

Blended coal should be priced on the same basis as Indian coal, he says

The Hindu

Karnataka Council polls: Union Minister campaigns for BJP candidate in Mysuru

Union Minister for Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said Karnataka is the first State to implement National Education Policy 2020, which is expected to redefine education and ‘help our students compete across the world’

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‘Bloodbath’: Scrapped AGL demerger clears way for faster coal closures

Australia’s largest energy retailer AGL sparked a “bloodbath” on Monday after plans to demerge the company to tackle climate change were suddenly scrapped.

The Independent UK

Coal ash workers dying as lawsuit over illnesses drags on

Workers who cleaned up the 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill spent years working in conditions that they believe made them sick

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson to keep coal power stations fired up as No10 can’t rule out blackouts

Government modelling warned up to six million households could be affected by power cuts this winter in a 'reasonable' worst case scenario triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

AGL’s coal implosion shows what a disorderly transition to clean energy looks like

What happens from here is unclear, but the company’s turmoil can’t be divorced from the Coalition’s policy failures

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Coal mining company New Hope Group says it's ready for controversial mine expansion, opponents say obstacles remain

A lobby group will ramp up the fight in response to New Hope Group's claims its mine expansion in Queensland's Darling Downs is ready for the "green light".

The Independent UK

Six million UK homes ‘could face winter power cuts and rationing’ if Russia cuts supplies

Threats to security of supply have prompted Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng to ask Britain’s coal-fired power stations to delay their closures.

ABC News

Dorothea Mackellar-linked Kurrumbede homestead heritage-listed near Gunnedah

Australian poet Dorothea Mackellar's famous "a land of sweeping plains" line may well have been inspired at a homestead that has been heritage-listed after a three-year campaign.

The Conversation

Australia's biggest carbon emitter buckles before Mike Cannon-Brookes – so what now for AGL's other shareholders?

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has won a major battle against Australia’s biggest energy company, AGL Energy, thwarting its plan to split up the company’s coal-heavy generation and power distribution assets.

Newcastle Herald

What AGL's corporate shake-up means for Hunter power stations

AGL employees and their communities must be among the top priorities in any restructure or revised time frame for the closure of coal-fired generators, Hunter business and employment advocates argue.

AAP

LNP laments delays on Qld mine decision

Queensland's Liberal National Party leader has called for the state government to stop delaying the decision on expanding a major coal mine.

AAP

LNP focus on health in Qld by-election

LNP candidate for Callide, Bryson Head, is campaigning on health capacity problems in the by-election in the Queensland coal mining seat.

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