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China has kept its promise to stop funding overseas coal, but loopholes are helping coal expand

It has been five years since China promised the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal projects

The Independent UK · Sep 26

China's coal mines may offer a new water source for data centre cooling

China's coal mines generate billions of cubic metres of water each year, and researchers say much of that resource could potentially be redirected toward cooling the country's rapidly expanding data-centre infrastructure. In a review published in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering titled The feasibility and prospects of coal mine…

The Times of India · Sep 25

A Ship caught fire 160 years ago; mangroves turned its wreck into a living island

Built in Glasgow in the 1860s, the City of Adelaide began life as an iron-hulled passenger and mail steamer before undergoing several transformations that eventually left it stranded off Magnetic Island in Queensland. After becoming a coal-storage hulk, the vessel was badly damaged by fire in 1912 and later bought…

The Times of India · Sep 25

Mother’s Fight Shuts Coal Plants: Chicago activist links son’s asthma to pollution; study finds fewer child ER visits

Triggered by her son's alarming asthma attack, a concerned mother rallied her neighborhood to confront Chicago's coal power plants. This local effort, joined by environmental activists, aimed to increase awareness about the detrimental health effects of pollution. Their commitment paid off with the enactment of stricter pollution regulations, resulting in…

The Times of India · Sep 23

Angus Taylor pledges to repeal swathe of climate policies, saying ‘Australia has done its bit’

Several measures were previously introduced or supported by Coalition, prompting claim Liberals and Nationals would ‘let climate change rip’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

Coalition pulls out the chainsaw in energy debate

Incentives for renewable energy projects and net zero targets would be scrapped within one month of the next election if the coalition wins.

AAP · Sep 23

7 Injuries and Heat Emergencies Hospitals See Most During Visarjan Processions

Crush Injuries and Crowd CompressionThe most serious cases arriving at casualty wards during visarjan are not the dramatic ones, they are people who were simply standing in the wrong part of a crowd. Crowd crush, clinically called compressive asphyxia, occurs when bodies are pressed together with enough force to restrict…

Times Life · Sep 23

EPA says repealing power plant emissions rules will save billions – but its estimate leaves out health and climate costs

The Trump administration is repealing federal rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants.

The Conversation · Sep 22

Steel prices at 4-year high; trend to continue in H2: Report

Domestic steel prices have reached a four-year high, driven by costlier raw materials. Hot rolled and cold rolled coil prices have significantly increased since early August. This price surge is mainly due to rising coking coal and iron ore prices. Steel consumption in India has shown a seven percent year-on-year…

The Economic Times · Sep 22

EPA repeals power plant carbon standards

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Sept. 14 repealed most Biden-era carbon emissions standards for coal- and gas-fired power plants and proposed eliminating remaining federal greenhouse gas requirements for the power sector.

Ballotpedia · Sep 21