Aug 07 Interior Department scraps Obama-era rule on coal royalties By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Repealing the rule "provides a clean slate to create workable valuation regulations," said Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, adding that the repeal will reduce costs that energy companies would otherwise pass on to consumers. Continue reading
Jun 15 Column: What does ‘clean coal’ mean and can it save the planet? By Emily S. Bernhardt The difference between coal and renewable energy is not whether they each pollute, but the forms that pollution takes, writes Duke University ecologist Emily S. Bernhardt. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 11:35 Could carbon capturing make ‘clean coal’ a reality? By Miles O'Brien Coal is still very much at the center of the debate on the future of energy. For some, the holy grail is a new type of technology that captures some coal carbon emissions. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
May 05 Column: How a reporting trip to coal country inspired my 7-year-old’s science fair project By Cameron Hickey When science reporter Cameron Hickey made a recent trip to West Virginia coal mines, it afforded him a unique opportunity to bring what he learned back home -- for his son's science fair project. Continue reading
Mar 27 Trump executive order seeks to reverse Obama’s clean energy regulations By Matthew Daly and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday that will suspend, rescind or flag for review more than a half-dozen Obama-era measures in an effort to boost domestic energy production in the form of fossil fuels. Continue reading
Mar 26 EPA chief: Trump to undo Obama plan to curb global warming By Associated Press The head of the EPA says says President Donald Trump in the coming days will sign an executive order that unravels his predecessor's plan to curb global warming. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 8:52 In coal country, putting faith in Trump’s economic promises By PBS News Hour In the coal towns of West Virginia, President Trump made economic promises that helped him win the election. Around 12,000 mining jobs have been eliminated in the last few years in that state alone while production remains at its lowest… Continue watching
Feb 21 Can President Trump keep his promises to coal country? By Elaine McMillion Sheldon, Priyanka Boghani, Frontline From 2011 to 2015, the coal mining industry lost more than 26,000 jobs, one of the reasons why many miners saw Trump's election as a moment of hope. Continue reading
Jan 30 GOP moves to undo Obama rules protecting streams from coal mines By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congressional Republicans are moving swiftly to repeal Obama administration regulations aimed at better protecting streams from coal mining debris. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:47 Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported By PBS News Hour Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are suffering from the most advanced form of the disease at a rate ten times higher than the government has… Continue watching