The Latest Breaking News from Coal

India, Asian peers pile up $7.4 billion spot-gas bill, turning wary of LNG

Asian nations spent billions on spot LNG after supply disruptions. These higher costs pressure economies reliant on natural gas imports. Countries are now reconsidering long-term dependence on imported liquefied natural gas. Alternatives like solar, wind, and coal are being explored by several nations. Buyers are also diversifying suppliers to mitigate…

The Economic Times · Sep 14

No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero

Australia needs to phase out coal, gas and oil faster than planned to meet its climate commitments, a report says, with changes in energy, transport and mining.

AAP · Sep 13

What Twenty Years of Kitchen Smoke Does to the Lungs of Indian Cooks, Halwais and Dhaba Workers

The Air Inside a Professional Kitchen Is Not AirA halwais working a tandoor at full heat is inhaling combustion gases, particulate matter, and vaporised fat simultaneously. A dhaba cook frying on a tawa over a wood or LPG flame produces a mix of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,…

Times Life · Sep 13

DC Circuit Rejects Energy Department's Claim of "Emergency" Authority to Order Coal Plant to Remain Open

A potentially significant rebuke of one of the more controversial and unusual elements of the Trump Administration's energy policy.

Reason · Sep 11

US Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

A US federal court ruled against the Energy Department's authority. The court found the department exceeded its powers last year. This decision overturned orders to keep a Michigan coal plant open. Environmental groups and three states supported the legal challenge. The ruling rejected the administration's efforts to extend aging coal…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

Federal court rejects Trump order keeping Michigan coal plant open

A federal court is declaring that the Energy Department exceeded its authority when it forced a Michigan coal-fired power plant to stay open past its scheduled retirement date last year

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Mining sector could contribute USD 500 billion to Indian economy in next 20 years: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

India's mining sector is projected to contribute half a trillion dollars over twenty years. This vital industry is expected to create three crore new jobs for the nation's economy. Mineral security is now intrinsically linked with energy security for global stability. Emerging technologies like AI and quantum computing depend heavily…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

Nearly a third of India's coal power plants have critical low fuel stocks

Nearly a third of India’s coal-fired power plants are running critically low on fuel as electricity demand stays near record levels amid prolonged hot weather. The number of plants with critical coal stocks rose to 59 by September 9, prompting increased supplies by rail and road.

The Economic Times · Sep 11

India's private sector securing critical minerals abroad is need of the hour: G Kishan Reddy

Facilitating the domestic private sector to secure critical mineral assets abroad and transport them back home serves as the need of the hour for India, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy stated on the sidelines of the CII Global Summit in New Delhi.

The Economic Times · Sep 11

'One of their own in their corner': 150 years of worker safety in Hunter mines

Hunter mineworkers are protected by the world's oldest worker-elected safety system.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 11