Coal power is a dirtier energy source than renewables like wind and solar. But even for those Americans who don’t care about climate, it’s also a more expensive energy source—and the economics of ...

President Trump has signed orders to keep ageing coal plants online, despite utilities warning of high operating costs. Energy experts argue that the Department of Energy’s blackout risk report ...

Those shaping America’s coal policy can learn something important about creative destruction, the process by which new technologies replace older ones through innovation, from the 2025 Nobel Prize ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed several executive orders that aim to boost domestic coal production, citing the need to meet rising electricity ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) —Three years ago, New Jersey’s two remaining coal-fired plants in South Jersey — the Logan Generating Plant and Chambers Cogeneration Plant — ceased operations. Within months, the ...

BISMARCK — North Dakota’s largest coal plant could help power a new industrial park just a few years after financial issues almost led to the facility’s closure. The McLean County Commission approved ...