September 26, 2016, 10:54am Nation & World
Unless it does more, the United States probably will fall short of goals set under last year’s Paris agreement to dramatically reduce emissions of heat-trapping gases, according to a new study. Read story
August 22, 2016, 3:43pm Business
West Virginia environmental regulators have ordered a company to stop mining permanently at a surface coal mine near Kanawha State Forest. Read story
August 17, 2016, 3:27pm Business
If some Montana lawmakers have their way, shutting down two coal-fired units of a power plant that provides electricity to much of the Pacific Northwest won’t be cheap or easy for the plant’s owners. Read story
August 15, 2016, 5:09pm Business Briefs
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead says he's disappointed by last week's ruling by a judge in Oregon upholding that state's rejection of a proposed terminal on the Columbia River that supporters say would allow shipment of American coal to Asia. Read story
August 12, 2016, 8:24pm Business
An administrative law judge in Oregon on Friday found that state regulators acted within their authority when they rejected a proposed coal terminal on the Columbia River that would funnel millions of tons of American coal to power-hungry Asia each year. Read story
July 27, 2016, 5:25pm Business
Aiming to develop new export markets for a fuel source hit by declining domestic demand, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead on Monday signed an agreement calling for cooperation between the state and a consortium of Japanese companies in researching clean-coal technology. Read story
July 20, 2016, 9:57am Business
The Spokane City Council is thinking of fining railroad companies that ship crude oil or coal through downtown Spokane. Read story
July 12, 2016, 4:56pm Business
A large Montana coal plant serving utility customers across the Pacific Northwest has agreed to shut down two of its four units by 2022 under a settlement announced Tuesday with environmentalists who sued over alleged air pollution violations. Read story
June 27, 2016, 11:27pm Business
Arguing health risks, the Oakland City Council unanimously voted to ban coal shipments Monday night, killing a plan to transport Utah coal to Asia through a proposed marine terminal. Backers maintained the proposal would bring badly needed jobs to an impoverished area. Read story
June 26, 2016, 9:44pm Nation & World
Coal terminal plan pits jobs against environmental concerns Read story