A turbine from the Roth Rock wind farm spins on the spine of Backbone Mountain behind the Mettiki Coal processing plant in Oakland, Md. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Trump administration is ...

The Trump administration has made several efforts to support the coal industry, but even if coal were free, the economics aren’t in its favor.

China is exploring plans to convert retiring coal-fired plants into nuclear power stations. The move targets the nation’s vast coal capacity, which is enough to power the entire United States. Driven ...

Global coal demand reached a record high in 2025 but is expected to decline by 2030 as renewables, nuclear power and abundant ...

FILE - The smokestacks of the former coal-fired Homer City Generating Station crumble in a planned demolition to make way for a new natural gas-fired power plant in Homer City, Pa., March 22, 2025.

I read with interest The Baltimore Sun’s recent editorial on nuclear power (“Maryland’s leaders warm to nuclear power: Are they wrong?” Feb. 8). I’m sure it will elicit a great deal of anti-nuke ...

Two, the UK has the fastest coal phaseout, from a high of 210 TWh in 1987 down to 136 in 2007, only 1.9 in 2024 and zero in 2025 after shutting down its last coal plant in September 2024. Japan’s JERA ...

The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge of storing radioactive... HAYDEN, Colo — For several years now, nuclear ...

Naugton's primary coal provider, the adjacent Kemmerer mine, indicates it will soldier on despite losing its chief customer.

One of the world's largest oil, gas and coal importers - Japan - has cut fossil fuel electricity generation to the lowest ...

The Trump administration is working to lift regulations on coal-fired power plants in the hopes of making its energy less expensive. But while cost is one important aspect, utilities have a lot more ...