Brown coal, a low grade of coal, has been ignored in China because it’s not easily exploited.
But, Victoria state in southwestern Australia, has been seeking brown coal opportunities with China and solving environmental problems by its mining and utilization.
“It’s actually quite significant for China to exploit brown coal because its energy needs have grown, and [...]

Lobbyists have reported spending more than $789,000 during the ongoing debate over two proposed coal-fired power plants in southwest Kansas, most of it on efforts to sway public opinion.
Opponents of the plants initially reported putting far more money into their public relations campaign. But since the year began, supporters have reported six times as much [...]

Energy provider Southern Co. said Monday construction has begun on what it called an efficient, low-emission coal facility which will help the company meet increased power demand.
The facility, at the Stanton Energy Center in Orange County, Fla., will turn coal into synthetic gas for generating electricity, while reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides [...]

New York and 15 other states on Tuesday urged federal regulators to put teeth into a proposed pollution rule aimed at making U.S. electric utilities reduce smog and global warming emissions when they expand or modernize their coal-fired power plants.
“Pollution from coal-burning power plants and other facilities cause real problems throughout the United States [...]

State regulators on Tuesday signed off on plans to build one of the nation’s first plants that would turn dirty coal into cleaner fuel, generating electricity while dramatically reducing smog and mercury pollution.
If built amid cornfields outside Taylorville, about 200 miles southwest of Chicago, the 630-megawatt plant would provide a lucrative boost to the state’s [...]

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has backed down on plans to build three, new, coal-fired power plants, but the move may not be enough to retain a local member co-op beyond its current contract.
The board of the Delta-Montrose Electric Association, a member of Tri-State, voted in December against a 10-year contact extension with Tri-State that [...]

Environmentalists had hoped that if a new coal-fired power plant like the one proposed near Waterloo had to be built in Iowa it would at least be required to get some of its energy from renewable sources.
But an Iowa House committee has scrapped the idea after concerns about the cost to the industry.
A measure killed [...]

The Supreme Court dealt a setback to the utility industry Monday, supporting a federal clean air initiative aimed at forcing power companies to install pollution control equipment on aging coal-fired power plants.
In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled against Duke Energy Corp. in a lawsuit brought by the Clinton administration, part of an enforcement effort [...]

U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman has signed a so- called record of decision that makes way for a $569 million coal-fired power plant to be built near Orlando, Fla., the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
The plant, which will use a unique coal gasification technology to make it cleaner and more efficient than traditional coal plants, [...]

Dynegy Corp. chief Bruce Williamson met with the Sierra Club to discuss eight proposed coal plants.
Following Dynegy’s merger with LS Power last week, Dynegy shifted into a plant developer role, the Houston Chronicle reported Monday. Williamson met with representatives from the environmental group in Washington to talk about the eight proposed plants.
Williamson said though the [...]