In the hills of East Tennessee, just a half hour outside Knoxville, is a wood-framed playground that looks like a palace for children. It’s just over 20 years old, designed by kids and built by a ...

WASHINGTON — Ah, the holiday season — a time for cheer, cookies, and laying by the fire. But for some kids, the most memorable part of Christmas morning might just be the ominous lump of coal sitting ...

The hottest marketing tool of North Dakota’s coal industry is blue, goes from zero to 60 in 2.7 seconds and is a hit with youngsters. It’s a zero-emissions electric Tesla Model X. The hottest ...

In Australia, coal still provides 65 percent of electricity, but waves of new wind and solar are hitting the market every year, progressively eroding coal’s share. This relentless squeeze is likely to ...

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Coal has been a driver of Washington County’s economy since its discovery here in the early 1800s, with commercial mining operations first starting in the 1820s in the community of Coal Center. The ...

“We have to abandon all coal use to protect the planet.” “Federal regulations will cause a loss of 7,000 jobs in Montana.” Let’s look at the facts. According to the independent nonpartisan U.S. Energy ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U.S.

As a parent, it can be tempting to try to eliminate bad behavior around the holidays by threatening your kids with the age-old Christmas legend: Only good children get presents from Santa — he watches ...