Coal-loving Australia rejects green hub on environment risks

Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and BHP Billiton Ltd. are generating the highest profits in years from their coal mines.

Driverless trucks at the same iron ore operations already haul over a quarter of both ore and waste material.

Most miners producing coal for electricity are getting battered by cheap natural gas and increasingly stringent pollution controls.

The global miner has denied any wrongdoing in a similar case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The deal comes as investors look for consolidation in an industry that is recovering from a deep downturn in 2015 and 2016.

Poland has about $30 billion of planned wind projects 30 kilometers (19 miles) out in the Baltic.

The economic case for mining coal to generate electricity in the U.S. continues to fade.

SUEK is one of the world’s largest coal companies that produces higher-quality enriched coal.

The council endorsed a plea introduced by mining workers against a ruling by the Cundinamarca Administrative Court.