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"The grid is in good shape," an Energy Department study draft says
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Are renewable sources reliable? Come down the energy rabbit hole with us.
A former coal miner’s take on the declining industry
Courtesy of Gary Bentley
It's a small part of Kentucky's economy, but it plays a big role in politics.
Counting up American coal jobs: What’s the real total?
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Here are the numbers behind the much-discussed coal industry in the U.S.
Big Coal: an unlikely advocate to stay in the Paris climate agreement
Senior Trump administration officials cancelled a meeting today to talk about whether the U.S. will stay committed to its emissions targets under the Paris climate agreement. Trump has promised to take the U.S. out of agreement. A surprising group wants America to stay in: coal executives. The nation’s three biggest coal companies would rather the […]
Gillette, Wyoming: Industry and politics in coal country
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Under a new administration, this extraction-industry town feels revitalized.
Students in Gillette, Wyoming, discuss a hopeful future
Gillette College
They cover the night Trump won the election…to the importance of the extraction industry for Wyoming.
Wyoming’s powerful coal industry is facing a downturn
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Hundreds have been laid off.
What the Supreme Court’s halt on coal regulation means
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The justices push the pause button on EPA's rule to cut emissions.
In Texas, a coal mine opens to power Mexico
Border town residents are nearly united in opposition to the strip mine.

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