May 7, 2019 Norway is using its wealth to lead an exodus from coal A law set to pass in June will see the Norwegian Oil Fund divest more from coal, and invest over $20B in renewable energy.
May 1, 2019 Mexico to recover bodies of miners killed in 2006 blast President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to recover the 63 remaining bodies of miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos mine explosion in 2006.
May 1, 2019 Yancoal gets green light for massive expansion at Australian mine This will allow the miner to increase Cameby Downs thermal coal mine's output from 2.8 million tonnes a year to 3.5 million.
April 30, 2019 Activists slam South Africa decision to pump water to coal mines The groups argue that damage to human health and the environment caused by the projects would exceed the benefits of cheap power.
April 29, 2019 UK regulator drops big companies from responsible-payment list Five firms, including BHP, were removed from the Prompt Payment Code, an initiative to speed up settlement of invoices owed to suppliers.
April 29, 2019 Trump drive to boost fossil fuels hits a wall in federal courts The latest setback came April 19, when a judge ruled Trump’s Interior Department illegally lifted an Obama-era moratorium blocking the sale of coal on federal land.
April 29, 2019 A trashy alternative fuel is emerging deep inside coal country Deriving energy from waste has a long history, from simply burning trash to using it as a raw material for jet fuel.
April 29, 2019 Last coal-fired power plant in Massachusetts gone in a few seconds The cooling towers at the Brayton Point Power Station were demolished last Saturday.
April 25, 2019 The brash billionaire who wants to make Australia great again Clive Palmer, who made his fortune in mining, is running for the Senate on his right-of-center United Australia Party ticket.
April 25, 2019 Expect cascade of mining M&A — PwC’s Braunsteiner Recent mergers and acquisitions have brought the industry back into the spotlight, after years of speculation around how the sector could regain power, PwC's Canadian Mine report notes.
Chilean authorities gear up to remove workers from Mantoverde plant as strike continues The union representing workers at the mine alleges that those occupying the plant are a minority group of employees, and not backed by the union. January 30, 2026 | 11:40 am
