Several US low-vol and mid-vol coking coal mines produced at higher rates in the first quarter during a period of rising export and domestic prices, US government data analysed Friday by S&P Global Platts showed.

Arizona lawmakers have approved legislation that would give coal a tax break on the Navajo Nation. The measure is an attempt to make the coal-fired power plant in Page more attractive to potential buyers.

DOE is reportedly weighing use of the Defense Production Act of 1950, a law that gives the president broad powers to require businesses to prioritize contracts for materials deemed vital to national security.

The recent extension and expansion of a tax credit for carbon capture have many taking a second look at carbon capture technologies for many industries, including power plants.

In Washington DC recently, marchers at the March For Science descended on the nation's capital to supposedly call for increased funding for science. But this gathering was nothing more than another rally for radical "greens" to restrict American freedoms.

The company behind plans for an opencast coal mine in Northumberland, England is set to challenge the UK Government’s decision to reject planning permission for the project.