Trump administration eases Obama-era rule on coal pollution in waterways
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump moved Monday to relax Barack Obama-era limits on coal plants discharging ash- and metal-contaminated waste into waterways, the latest in a series of administration breaks for the lagging American coal industry and for utilities using coal-fired power ...
Australian PM Scott Morrison vows to outlaw 'radical,' 'apocalyptic' climate activism
Australia's pro-coal government threatened harsh new penalties against "apocalyptic" activism Friday as a global wave of climate protests has become increasingly disruptive for the country's lucrative mining industry. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told a peak mining body that his conservative government was seeking ways to ...
The United States was awarded ownership of a North Korean cargo ship that was seized for violating international sanctions, the U.S. Justice Department said. The Wise Honest — the first North Korean vessel to be seized by the U.S. for sanctions violation — was caught ...
Extinction Rebellion climate protest arrives in Tokyo with 'die-in' at Yoyogi Park
Amid the threat of rain Saturday, 16 Extinction Rebellion protesters gathered in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park to call for action on climate change. The protest follows a climate march in Tokyo in September that attracted 2,800 students and environmental activists. "We hope the protest raises awareness of ...
India investing $60 billion on gas grid to link up nation by 2024
India, one of the world's largest consumers of oil and coal, is investing $60 billion to build a national gas grid and import terminals by 2024 in a bid to cut its carbon emissions, the oil minister said on Sunday. India has struggled to boost ...
'Massive policy failure' if Japan follows through with global coal plans, warns Al Gore
The climate change campaigner and former U.S. vice president says Japan’s enthusiastic support for coal as an energy source is ruining its credibility as a leading economy.
Is Japan's 'clean coal' initiative lagging behind the rest of the world?
Even as coal continues to draw renewed criticism, why is Japan continuing its push for what it calls “clean coal” energy?
China's energy game plan features a giant coal-hauling rail line
There is nothing quite like a massive coal rail to demonstrate China's loyalty to the dirtiest of fossil fuels. Almost a decade in the making, the nearly $30 billion Haoji Railway will start this month and eventually haul as much as 200 million tons from ...
The U.S. will account for almost two-thirds of the world's new oil and natural gas output in the decade ahead, making it a critical obstacle to stopping climate pollution, a London-based advocacy group says. Propelled by the shale boom, the U.S. will pump out the ...
Coal-loving Australia is world's third-biggest emissions exporter
Australia's booming coal industry has made it the world's third-biggest exporter of potential carbon dioxide emissions locked in fossil fuels, placing it only behind oil giants Russia and Saudi Arabia. Australia makes up 7 percent of all global fossil fuel exports by carbon dioxide potential, ...
Huge Pakistan mine shows the power of coal
In the flat scrubland of Pakistan's scorching Thar Desert, hundreds of workers have been toiling for two years in the vast open pit of the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co. Taking three-hour breaks during the hottest part of the day and living in a ...
South Korea to tighten radiation checks on imports of coal ash from Japan
South Korea's Environment Ministry said Thursday it will tighten radiation checks on coal ash imports from Japan because they might be contaminated. Coal ash, a byproduct from thermal power plants, can be used to make cement. The move is seen as Seoul's first counterattack after ...
