The Latest Breaking News from Coal

Former coal town comes together in face of Kentucky floods

The town of Fleming-Neon was trying to move beyond an economic disaster when a natural one knocked it back down

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

UN chief urges nuke powers to abide by no-first-use pledge

The United Nations is urging countries with nuclear weapons to stick to their no-first-use commitment of the atomic arsenals

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

Government seeking expert advice from Hunter residents

Hunter leaders and community representatives have been invited to apply for positions on the region's expert panel.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 7, 2022

'Time against us' in bid to rescue 10 Mexican miners after 3 days underground

Large pumps sucked water from a flooded coal mine in Mexico on Saturday as authorities weighed whether to send divers to try to save 10 miners who have been trapped underground for more than three days.

Reuters · Aug 6, 2022

Australia must seize energy opportunity

Australia is a resources-rich nation with the ability to supply the world and our own domestic market with reliable energy in these uncertain times, writes Hollie Hughes

Newcastle Herald · Aug 6, 2022

The evolution of the Ekka's show bags, which originally contained coal and condiments

Today's brightly coloured bags filled with treats, toys and trinkets are a far cry from those long ago, which included condiments and packets of Twisties that were recommended for kids by dentists.

ABC News · Aug 6, 2022

Scottish SPCA Lanarkshire officers seek home for beautiful but overlooked bunny

Coal was removed from a home where he sadly wasn’t receiving a proper standard of care.

Daily Record · Aug 5, 2022

Judge: Agency keeps ignoring environment in coal region plan

A judge has rejected a federal agency's plans for managing some public lands in the West, including a major coal mining area of Wyoming and Montana

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Efforts continue to reach 10 miners northern Mexico

Round-the-clock pumping slightly lowered the level of water inside the flooded shafts of a coal mine where 10 miners were trapped in northern Mexico, but two days after a collapse it remained too high for anyone to attempt a rescue

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022

Texas’ grid holds up amid a brutal heat wave and record demand. But at what price?

DALLAS — After a 2021 winter storm shut down much of the Texas grid and killed at least 246, there was a reckoning in Austin.

Tribune News Service · Aug 5, 2022