Colorado’s utility companies have been planning for nearly two decades to shutter their coal-burning power plants and transition to cleaner alternatives.

TVA plans to repurpose its retire Bull Run coal-fired plant with synchronous condensers for grid stability.

Ireland today (June 20) became the 15th coal-free country in Europe, having ended coal power generation at its 915 MW Moneypoint coal plant in County Clare.

Nessel, environmental groups challenge Trump order to keep coal power plant open David Eggert is a senior reporter covering politics and policy for Crain’s Detroit Business.

Does the grid really need old coal-fired power plants to stay open? Coal power is on life support in the US. It used to carry the grid with cheap electricity, but now plants are closing left and ...

These range from slaughterhouses to the grain silos and transport equipment for single-crop supply chains, to manufacturing plants and the research and development of ultra-processed foods.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims the repeal of two Biden-era air quality rules will save money, but his own agency's data indicates high health costs.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to scrap two major federal regulations that limit air pollution and planet-warming emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, the agency’s ...

The agency plans to weaken limits on toxic emissions from power plants while also scrapping restrictions on planet-warming greenhouse gases.

An aging coal power plant slated to shutter will run through the summer at the order of Energy Sec. Chris Wright, a decision that could cost Midwest energy customers tens of millions of dollars.

In Michigan, the plant operator raced to buy enough coal to power operations. The episode marks a highly unusual use of the Energy Department’s emergency powers under the Federal Power Act.

The economics of coal power are cratering. From 2021 to 2024, coal power has gotten 28% more expensive—nearly double the rate of inflation.