The dirtiest fossil fuel in America has never been more expensive

The checks follow a spate of fatal coal mine accidents that stirred concerns over poor safety conditions.

A summit on “the future of American energy” will be held on Oct. 21.

The mine was placed on care and maintenance in late 2006 because of operational difficulties and lower coal prices.

In Asia, dozens of coal plants have come on line in recent years or are in the planning stages—with a normal lifetime of almost a half-century.

The Productivity Commission will look at best-practice examples of regulation that will remove unnecessary costs for mining companies.

Coal miners in Kentucky blockaded a CSX Corp. train on Monday after going without pay for a month following the bankruptcy of their employer Blackjewel LLC.

EU-funded project aims at improving access to raw materials in small and difficult to access mineral deposits.

Sweden’s SSAB is turning to hydrogen as a replacement for coal.

BHP Group may just have set the template for how resource companies are going to deal with the challenge of climate change.