The Department of Energy announced Wednesday it has issued an emergency order directing the continued operation of the last coal power plant in the state, delaying longtime plans to shutter its ...

The last coal-fired power generation unit in Washington state, scheduled to close by year-end, is the latest U.S. coal ...

The U.S. energy secretary signed an order on Tuesday to keep a unit open at TransAlta coal power plant in Washington state ...

Researchers in China developed a new compressed air energy storage system that uses flooded roadways in abandoned coal mines to store compressed air and heat for nighttime power generation.

The industrial foundations of Cumberland run deep. ACET researchers are determining how these now-abandoned coal mines under the village could generate geothermal energy to heat and cool buildings.

The Biden policy eventually would have all but ended coal mining in the basin, where the federal government owns the vast majority of coal and periodically sells it, keeping mines in operation. Trump, ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Coal use is also rising, particularly in India and China. And debates rage about ...

Flooded coal mines across the U.K. are being converted into geothermal heat sources capable of supplying clean district heating. Early projects in Wales and County Durham show promise but require ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West ...

A West Virginia coal miner was found dead inside a flooded mine on Thursday morning after a desperate five-day search, officials said. Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old Elkview native, died in Rolling ...