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While the United States burned less coal in 2017 than it had in three decades, an uptick in global demand for Appalachia’s metallurgical coal -- used in…
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Coal companies in the United States boosted production of the fuel in 2017 to reverse a two-year decline.The U.S. Energy Information Administration said…
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We all remember the financial and auto bailouts during the Great Recession. They arguably saved significant parts of the economy from even further…
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The priorities set by a new presidential administration dominated energy news in 2017. President Donald Trump and his cabinet set an agenda to “unleash”…
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The company behind a new coal mine in Somerset County intends to open another in the area, and some residents worry the new operation could hurt their…
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The Trump administration’s plan to prop up money-losing coal and nuclear plants could have a big impact on how Pennsylvanians get their electricity.…
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Environmental officials in Pennsylvania have long focused on cleaning up the most hazardous old mines, but they plan to start addressing other abandoned…
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At a gymnasium in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Trenton Phillips is looking for a job as a coal miner.Phillips already works at a company that fixes belt…
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The nation's biggest electric grid operator said a Trump administration plan to change the way electricity is priced to reward coal and nuclear power is…
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It’s been less than a week since U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Upper St. Clair) announced he’s resigning from Congress, and the field for a special election to…