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Utility group calls for changes to proposed EPA climate rules

Utilities argue proposed EPA power plant rules are too strict, while environmental groups say they should reduce climate pollution even more.

WEKU

‘It’s not just Appalachia’s problem’: imagining a future without coal

The rhapsodic film King Coal blurs the lines of documentary and memorializes the coal culture that has shaped Appalachia

The Guardian - US

Report finds several environmental and pollution issues affecting villagers in and around the two power stations in Neyveli and Cuddalore

Chennai-based 'Poovulagin Nanbargal' and 'Manthan Adhyayan Kendra' released a report highlighting health hazards caused by two thermal power stations and a mine in Neyveli and Cuddalore. Findings showed high levels of mercury, selenium and fluoride in drinking water sources, air and soil pollution, and lack of adequate health facilities. Report…

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2 units of 5×800 MW YTPS likely to be commissioned in Dec., Centre tells RS

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Singareni eyes 20 MT coal production from 4 new mines in next fiscal

SCCL plans to mine 20M tonnes of coal from 4 new opencast mines in the next financial year. 90% of work is complete, remaining to be speeded up for December commission

The Hindu

Nats and Glencore oppose coal royalty hike

Glencore says jobs will be put at risk if coal royalties are increased.

Newcastle Herald

KCR’s spree of announcing sops continues ahead of Dec. polls

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announces sops to various sections in Telangana Assembly, including interim relief to government employees, appointment of Pay Revision Commission, meeting to decide on allowing sale of assignment lands, merging of State Road Transport Corporation with government, establishing hi-tech rice mills and bonus to coal company…

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‘We became activists by necessity’: The fight to close the UK’s largest opencast mine

The Ffos-y-Fran coalmine was supposed to close last September. So why is it still operating? And how long will the local community have to put up with the noise, pollution and health impacts?

The Guardian - UK

Singareni coal mines not being auctioned: Jagadish Reddy

The Hindu

Ancient Roman boat from empire's frontier unearthed in Serbian coal mine

Coal miners found the remains of a Roman boat that likely supplied an ancient frontier city and military headquarters.

LiveScience

Rajasthan: Minor girl killed, burned in coal furnace in Bhilwara; locals allege rape

Unidentified persons allegedly killed a minor girl and later burned her body in a coal furnace in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district, the police said Read further on Dynamite news:

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Chris Packham ‘surprised Sunak didn’t have more security’ as he defends Greenpeace stunt

Exclusive: The Wildlife presenter called the climate activists ‘canaries in a coal mine’ as he called for dialogue

The Independent UK

Greens push Labor to release declassified climate crisis report ‘full of explosive truths’

Transparency would help MPs ‘weigh up predicted wars, water shortages and supply chain collapses against every new coal and gas approval’

The Guardian - AU

3 Bills passed in Rajya Sabha yet again in Opposition’s absence

Rajya Sabha passed 3 Bills without major discussion due to Opposition boycott over violence in Manipur. Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said Modi govt created foolproof mechanism to auction minerals & metals.

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The Conversation

All the evidence against the UK’s plans to expand oil and gas drilling

The UK will extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday as he announced more than 100 new drilling licenses. Only a few days earlier, United Nations chief António Guterres declared that record heat and extreme weather signalled a…

WEKU

Public comment period begins for LG&E and KU coal plant replacements

Public comment hearings began Monday evening on a proposal from utility company LG&E and KU. It would retire and replace one-third of their coal-fired power plants.

The Independent UK

Norfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment

A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the way it responds to problems with overheating bearings

The National (Scotland)

Use disused mines and Glasgow Subway to heat homes, ministers told

SCOTLAND’S disused mines and its only metro system should be used to heat the country’s homes, according to a new report.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Phoenix’s record streak of temperatures above 110F ends after 31 days

Relief expected to be brief with forecasts of highs above 110F this week. Plus, the man who hopes to shut down the coal industry with his drone

The Independent UK

Archaeologists find oldest ever example of systematic coal use by humans

Scientists suspect ancient people took to coal to meet demands of expanding metallurgical activity

The Hindu

No request from State govt. to withdraw permission to NLC to mine in Cuddalore: Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has said the Centre has not received any request from the Tamil Nadu government to withdraw permission to NLC India to start mining operations in Mine III in Cuddalore district

The Independent UK

Locals vow to keep fighting to save a forest in southwest Turkey after the chainsaws finish work

Campaigners fighting to protect woodlands earmarked for coal-mining in southwest Turkey say they will maintain their fight as tree-felling comes to an end

Zenger

IEA Says Coal Use Hit An All-Time High Last Year Amid Global Demand

10,440 terawatt hours were generated from coal in 2022, a figure that accounted for 36% of the planet’s electricity generation.

The Guardian - US

One man and his drone: ‘My hope is to shut down the coal industry’

How a citizen vigilante in West Virginia uses his drone to uncover polluters who’d rather stay hidden

The Hindu

SC orders withdrawal of Look Out Circular against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and wife

Supreme Court on July 28 ordered withdrawal of the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira in connection with the money laundering cases against them linked to an alleged coal smuggling scam in West Bengal.

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