Coal’s price performance this year has outpaced that of archrival natural gas, and it’s on track to reclaim the top spot in electrical generation before long.

Armstrong Energy Inc., owner of Madisonville-based Armstrong Coal, may be filing for bankruptcy protection in the near future.

There is a surprising potential winner from China's ban on North Korean coal: Mongolian coal exporters.

The meeting between EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Tom Collier, CEO of Pebble Limited Partnership, took place on May 1, Collier and his staff confirmed in an interview with CNN.

In a statement on its website, China's National Development and Reform Commission also said railway and shipping companies must make coal transport a priority, especially to power plants in the country's northeast where stockpiles are low.

Some call it a dying industry, but there are lawmakers on Capitol Hill who are trying to keep it alive. Senators introduced legislation pushing for "clean coal" by getting industry leaders to cut down on carbon emissions