The United States remains a major consumer and producer of coal, even with the growth of renewable energy sources. Coal consumption and production have decreased in recent years, but coal still plays ...

The U.S. hit a major energy-transition milestone last year: For the first time ever, it produced more electricity from wind and solar than from coal. Over half of U.S. states now get more power from ...

The burning of coal is the largest contributor to climate change worldwide. But the Trump administration sees United States coal as crucial. By David Gelles In the year 1306, King Edward I of England ...

A coal-fired plant near Gillette, Wyoming stands alone in the nation on one measure of economic viability—a positive distinction for that plant, but a damning one for coal-fired electricity in general ...