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The owners want to convert it into a 100 megawatt data center. Their proposal includes a seventy-five acre solar farm, and they will apply to the state for a 125 megawatt renewable energy allocation.
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Alabama company has until 2033 to plug wells or put them back into production
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A new report finds coal ash pollution is leaking into groundwater at nine power plants around Pennsylvania and over 200 nationwide. West Pa. site has arsenic 372 times the 'safe' level
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Nearly 130,000 homes in the U.S. still burn coal for heat. Despite decades of decline and concerns about climate change, companies in the coal home-heating business are optimistic about the future.
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Pittsburgh researchers are working on potentially cheaper ways to capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants. So-called “clean coal” technology is expensive, but some experts say it’s crucial to address climate change.
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"We're not dead yet, we've still got a pulse in Mahanoy City. Thank God Trump lifted all the regulations on coal...coal is gonna be king."
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The company says there is still time for a federal bailout to save its struggling coal plants
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For generations, coal power has fueled American prosperity. But for each shovelful thrown into the furnaces, a pile of ash was left in its place.
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA - The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will spend $55 million on abandoned mine cleanup projects around the state.
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Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy Solutions made waves last month when it asked the Department of Energy to grant it an emergency order to help keep coal and nuclear plants operating across the Ohio Valley.