Coal investment will reach $180 billion (C$250 billion) this year, up 4% from last year and the highest since 2012, as the Middle East conflict pushes Asian countries to produce more coal at home, the International Energy Agency says.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a major utility company does not need to refund customers nearly $75 million after being accused of overcharging to support two unprofitable and scandal-ridden coal plants.

The agenda is now live for 2026 Financing US Power, taking place September 28-30 at the Houston Grand Hotel – River Oaks in Houston, Texas.

A decade ago, West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines.

Disciplinary authorities in central China are investigating a county-level Communist Party chief following a coal mine gas blast that killed 82 people and left two missing.

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is transforming the way the world uses energy.