U.S. companies are set to spend some $50 billion on power generation from coal and natural gas this year, the International Energy Agency has said, as quoted by the Financial Times.

We updated our Coal Markets Report for the business week ending June 26, 2026.

Peabody Energy Corporation faces a securities class action lawsuit related to surprise disclosures the company made to investors on March 30 and May 5, 2026 about problems with its flagship metallurgical coal asset.

Clinch Resources Ltd. (TSX: CLCH) has announced the results from its annual general meeting of shareholders recently.

On April 3, 2026, a miner died after a scoop backed into another scoop that was transporting a longwall shield. This collision caused the longwall shield to shift and pin the miner, who was working underneath it.

Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) has introduced the Support Our Miners Act, legislation to increase federal benefits for coal miners disabled by black lung disease and ensure those benefits keep pace with inflation in future years.