The Latest Breaking News from Coal

The Albanese government has been condemned for green-lighting the expansion of three coal mines as operators describe the move as sensible.

Doctors highlight the health impacts of Hunter coal mining approvals.

How does a massive coal expansion lasting decades line up with what it has pledged? Leaders of low-lying Pacific nations might appreciate some answers

Locals opposed to the scheme said the planned new building would resemble a “duty free mall”

Nine people have been charged after the protest.

The mining magnate is finding resistance in the Canadian courts.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has revealed the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan relies on many of Australia’s coal-fired power stations running for at least another 12 years – far beyond the time frame officials expect the ageing facilities to last.

At the end of September, the UK’s last remaining coal power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire, will be retired. The closure of the plant should – and will – be celebrated by environmentalists, as the move away from coal has made Britain’s electricity much cleaner over the past decade. It is…

Iran confirms deaths of trapped coal mine workers, raising toll to 49. Rescue efforts continue amidst grief and investigations.

Iran mourns as coal mine explosion in Tabas claims at least 49 lives. Calls for improved safety regulations in the mining sector.

Iran says it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country’s east have died, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 49