/tags/coal coal en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:23:56 GMT /health/2025-04-02/black-lung-researchers-among-hundreds-laid-off-from-federal-health-agency Hundreds of employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were laid off this week, including researchers that monitor the health of coal miners. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:23:56 GMT /health/2025-04-02/black-lung-researchers-among-hundreds-laid-off-from-federal-health-agency Justin Hicks /local-news/2024-10-21/new-richmond-ohio-power-plant Two coal-fired power plants provided jobs and a sense of pride to the river village 20 miles east of Cincinnati. Market dynamics and the fight against climate change shuttered them — leaving economic and environmental issues that still haven't been addressed fully. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:27:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-21/new-richmond-ohio-power-plant Nick Swartsell /2024-04-23/when-coal-plants-operate-at-a-loss-ohioans-have-to-pay-now-some-want-a-refund The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has to decide whether or not consumers should get money back after paying subsidies for at-times-unprofitable coal-fired power plants. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:56:00 GMT /2024-04-23/when-coal-plants-operate-at-a-loss-ohioans-have-to-pay-now-some-want-a-refund Renee Fox, WOSU /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-08-23/kentucky-top-5-coal-burning-states Utility executives plan to reduce carbon emissions as residents feel the increasing impacts of climate change. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-08-23/kentucky-top-5-coal-burning-states /environment/2023-03-06/ky-senate-votes-to-preserve-aging-coal-fired-power-plants Some Kentucky lawmakers are determined to protect the legacy industry, even if doing so goes against what power companies say is realistic. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 20:07:22 GMT /environment/2023-03-06/ky-senate-votes-to-preserve-aging-coal-fired-power-plants Ryan Van Velzer /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2022-10-29/how-big-coal-companies-avoid-cleaning-up-their-messes A Bloomberg News/�������� investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation. Sat, 29 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2022-10-29/how-big-coal-companies-avoid-cleaning-up-their-messes Zach Mider, Dave Mistich, Josh Saul /politics/2022-04-18/dark-money-ohio-utilities-subsidize-coal-plants-delaying-climate-action The biggest corruption scandal in Ohio’s history happened right under people’s noses, and much of the law at its center remains on the books. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:30:00 GMT /politics/2022-04-18/dark-money-ohio-utilities-subsidize-coal-plants-delaying-climate-action Kathiann M. Kowalski, Eye On Ohio /environment/2022-04-12/as-scientists-call-for-urgent-action-kentucky-lawmakers-see-a-cult-of-climate-change The embers of the coal industry still burn bright in a state that owes much of its prosperity to the fossil fuel that powered the country through the industrial age. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:10:04 GMT /environment/2022-04-12/as-scientists-call-for-urgent-action-kentucky-lawmakers-see-a-cult-of-climate-change Ryan Van Velzer /health/2019-03-07/ohio-community-fears-pollution-from-planned-coal-mine “I water my horses out of this creek down here,” Jeff Ivers says, resting his hand on his horse’s nose. He looks out over his land: 43 acres, surrounded... Thu, 07 Mar 2019 17:27:51 GMT /health/2019-03-07/ohio-community-fears-pollution-from-planned-coal-mine Paige Pfleger /politics/2019-01-11/my-trip-into-a-deep-really-really-really-dark-coal-mine I was only 22 years old in January of 1975, a reporter for The Post, the student newspaper at Ohio University in Athens.Even then, I had a reputation for… Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2019-01-11/my-trip-into-a-deep-really-really-really-dark-coal-mine Howard Wilkinson