Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Almost all coal-fired power plants in the US had the ability to comply with rules ...

Coal is by far the most polluting fuel that we use. It produces the most carbon emissions per unit of energy, and impurities in the coal produce a lot of sulfur dioxide aerosols, as well as nitrous ...

How the AI Boom Derailed Clean‑air Efforts in One of America's Most Polluted Cities (Corrects the last name of Bryan Hubbell in paragraph 22) By Valerie Volcovici and Tim McLaughlin April 10 (Reuters) ...

Inside the Trump administration, many of America’s top regulators have deep ties to heavily polluting industries, raising concerns about the influence of major polluters on rules meant to protect ...

Coal-burning power plants released more mercury last year, according to an analysis by The Times. It reverses a downward trend of emissions of a metal that interferes with brain development. Plant ...

Last week, when the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its repeal of tightened 2024 air pollution standards for power plants, the agency claimed the rollback would save $670 million.

Has your family consumed its lump of coal today? In one of the most perverse Big Government moves ever, last year President Trump proclaimed an “energy emergency.” Since then he’s unilaterally ordered ...

Research from the UK finds aerosols reduced global solar output by 5.8% in 2023, equivalent to 111 TWh. While China accounted for over half the global total in 2023, the country is the only major ...

Solar has been described as a “shining star” of the EU’s clean transition, but scientists warn that coal pollution is damaging renewables’ capacity to slash emissions. New research led by the ...