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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.

WEKU

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 Independent UK

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.

The National (Scotland)

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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 Guardian - 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 Independent UK

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 Hindu

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

The Independent UK

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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.

Zenger

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 Guardian - US

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.

The Hindu

From coal mine to adventure park - plans progressing for Mt Arthur Coal site

It will take between 10-15 years to rehabilitate the Mt Arthur coal site.

Newcastle Herald

Rivian And Partners To Turn Former Coal Mine Into 800 MW Solar Farm

There will be four phases of construction, with Phase 1 scheduled to begin in 2025. When completed, it will produce enough power for 170,000 households.

InsideEVs

Former Rajya Sabha MP gets 4 yrs imprisonment in coal scam case

A special court, after hearing arguments on quantum of sentence, has awarded four years imprisonment to former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda in a case related to irregularities in allocation of a coal block in Chhattisgarh. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Coal communities 'getting screwed': the case for progressive royalties

The NSW government is investigating increasing mining royalties.

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - AU

Wholesale electricity prices down almost 60% a year on from Australia’s short-lived energy crisis

Emissions from national electricity market also fell more than 6% in June quarter, Australian Energy Market Operator says

The Hindu

Coal scam: Delhi court awards 4-year jail to ex-MP Vijay Darda, son

All three convicts were taken into the custody after the court order.

The Independent UK

'It was like a heartbeat': Residents at a loss after newspaper shutters in declining coal county

Months after the last newspaper closed in a declining coal community in West Virginia, residents say they are already experiencing challenges getting and sharing information

Newsroom.co.nz

Climate optimist loses faith in oil and gas industry

When Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres says she no longer believes the oil and gas industry will do the right thing around climate change, it’s a big deal, including in New Zealand. Ditto when Al Gore says the same thing.

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The Independent UK

After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung

A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust

The Guardian - AU

China’s sudden economic slowdown is worrying. But it doesn’t have to be all bad news for Australia

The great Chinese construction boom has lasted longer than anyone thought possible. But all things must pass

The Times of India

Woman IAS officer arrested in Chhattisgarh coal levy scam case, ED invokes PMLA

RAIPUR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested a high-profile IAS officer Ranu Sahu in connection with Chhattisgarh’s alleged illegal coal levy scam and produced her before a special PMLA court, which granted her three-day custody to the central agency for custodial interrogation.

The Hindu

Another Chhattisgarh bureaucrat arrested by ED in connection with coal levy scam

The Enforcement Directorate arrested IAS officer Ranu Sahu in Chhattisgarh, a day after it conducted raids at her premises in connection with a money laundering case

The Times of India

ED arrests Chhattisgarh IAS officer Ranu Sahu under PMLA, invokes PMLA

AAP

Gas lobby ad found misleading for 'cleaner' claims

Australia's peak oil and gas lobby has modified its latest ad campaign after its claim gas was "cleaner" breached industry standards.

The Hindu

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In July 1923, a meeting was held to consider the critical situation brought on the Indian Coal Industry by the large influx of foreign coals

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