Burning coal doesn't only pollute the air. The resulting ash can leach toxic chemicals into the local environments where it's kept. New research shows that the toxicity of various ash stockpiles ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Everyone knows that burning coal causes air pollution that is harmful to the climate and human health. But the ash left over can often be harmful as well. For example, Duke Energy long ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin Almost five years after 159 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge committing to cut anthropogenic ...

Naperville has a coal dilemma — and just over a decade to figure it out. That’s generous but not anything to take for granted, local environmental advocates say, especially with factors to consider ...

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Garment factories burning coal is bad, and must stop. The fashion industry has largely aligned on this fact by now, with most high street brands (absent Patagonia, PVH, C&A and some others) having ...

It’s no secret that under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is working to replace existing laws with more relaxed regulations. While the debate on air pollution regulations ...

The problems are an early warning for countries, especially poorer ones, that are investing in new coal-burning plants even as solar and wind get cheaper. By Somini Sengupta and Julfikar Ali Manik ...