Coal

'Major Win for the Planet': Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Coal Power Plant Rule

Michael Regan, the NC Official Reportedly Tapped to Be Biden's EPA Head, Urged to 'Genuinely Address Environmental Injustice'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

"Regan and the rest of the Biden-Harris administration need to pair their lofty rhetoric on environmental justice with consistent action."

Under Pressure From Climate Activists, World's Largest Insurance Market to Ditch Coal, Tar Sands, and Arctic Projects

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Climate campaigners gathered outside the global headquarters of Lloyd's of London on September 1, 2020. (Photo: Insure Our Future Global/Twitter)

"An Insure Our Future welcomed the step but also said that "Lloyd's 2030...

'Another Toxic Giveaway': Trump EPA Blasted for Rollback of Coal Plant Wastewater Rules

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Coal ash contaminated water, which is colorized from the heavy metals, runs from the coal ash pond D via the toe drain to the nearby creek and finally into the Potomac River in Dumfries, Virginia, on January 7, 2016. (Photo: Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

"Giving coal companies a free pass to dump more toxic heavy metals like mercury...

Two-Thirds of Interior Dept Meetings Attended by Fossil Fuel Interests as Trump Lavishes Industry With Covid Relief: Report

'A Complete Waste of Money': Fossil Fuel Industry Takes At Least $50 Million in Covid Aid Despite Financial Struggles Long Before Outbreak

"They're Crooks": Coal Industry Aims to Exploit Coronavirus Crisis to Cut Payments to Miners With Black Lung

Climate Crisis the 'Single Greatest Challenge' to Great Barrier Reef as Marine Treasure Suffers New Mass Bleaching Event

Coronavirus Crisis, Says Coalition, Must Force Wall Street to Finally Recognize Perils of Climate Shocks 'Barreling Towards Us'

Tens of Thousands Join 'Sack ScoMo' Protests Against Government Climate Inaction as Bushfires Rage Across Australia

Climate Movement Takes Aim at Wall Street, Because 'Money Is Only Language Fossil Fuel Industry Speaks'

Pouring Coal on the Fires, Aussie PM Rejects Climate Solutions as Country Burns

'This Is a Big Deal': Goldman Sachs Rules Out Funding New Coal Projects, Arctic Oil Drilling

Thousands of Activists Stage Protests at Three German Coal Mines to Demand Bolder Climate Policies

Coal Knew Too: Explosive Report Shows Industry Was Aware of Climate Threat as Far Back as 1966

Australian PM Morrison Pledges to Outlaw Climate Boycotts

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Australian Coal's F#ck You Ensures Profits to Shareholders By Killing Their Grandchildren

You thought Keystone was bad? If approved, Keystone will emit about 24.3 million tons of greenhouse gases, or 1.2 billion over its 50-year life. If approved, two mega coalmines in Australia will emit triple that, or 3.7 billion tons. In honor of that appalling figure and an upcoming National Day of Divestment, action groups have released a great video announcing the coal industry's new Fuck You policy, a "philosophy where we are able straddle the dichotomy between what we know is true and how...