/tags/coal coal en-US Copyright Fri, 16 May 2025 05:54:28 GMT /2025-05-16/energy-bill-eliminating-subsidies-for-two-coal-power-plants-from-ohios-house-bill-6-signed-into-law Subsidies for two coal-fired power plants that Ohio electric ratepayers have been paying since even before the scandal-tainted House Bill 6 will soon be gone. Fri, 16 May 2025 05:54:28 GMT /2025-05-16/energy-bill-eliminating-subsidies-for-two-coal-power-plants-from-ohios-house-bill-6-signed-into-law Karen Kasler /2025-03-18/from-coal-to-community-forest-how-one-ohio-organization-is-reclaiming-former-mine-land A team of locals in Athens County is trying to make former mine land economically productive again. Instead of harvesting coal, they’re creating a community forest. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:05:00 GMT /2025-03-18/from-coal-to-community-forest-how-one-ohio-organization-is-reclaiming-former-mine-land Erin Gottsacker /2024-04-25/environmentalists-excited-coal-backers-cautious-about-new-epa-rules-on-coal-burning-power-plants New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency require them to reduce 90% of climate-change causing emissions by 2039, which will affect the four coal burning power plants in Ohio. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:44:07 GMT /2024-04-25/environmentalists-excited-coal-backers-cautious-about-new-epa-rules-on-coal-burning-power-plants Karen Kasler /2024-04-08/consumer-advocates-want-100-million-returned-after-funds-went-to-two-ohio-coal-burning-plants Ohio’s electric customers were charged more than $100 million to subsidize two unprofitable coal plants in 2020. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-04-08/consumer-advocates-want-100-million-returned-after-funds-went-to-two-ohio-coal-burning-plants Renee Fox /news-partners/2020-12-01/next-administration-could-mean-new-safety-regulations-for-coal-mines A recent government report called the mine safety standard regulating deadly silica dust "out of date," and difficult to enforce. The Biden administration may finally change that standard. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 22:28:36 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-01/next-administration-could-mean-new-safety-regulations-for-coal-mines Robert Benincasa /statehouse-news-stories/2020-10-05/group-seeks-refunding-mechanism-for-coal-plant-subsidies A consumer advocacy group is filing a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, calling on the state regulators to allow for a possible... Mon, 05 Oct 2020 18:51:10 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2020-10-05/group-seeks-refunding-mechanism-for-coal-plant-subsidies Andy Chow /news/2020-08-12/murray-energy-leaves-questions-unanswered-about-role-in-ohio-conspiracy-case While an Ohio-based coal company contributed $100,000 to an organization that may have been involved in an alleged bribery operation to pass a power plant… Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:44:13 GMT /news/2020-08-12/murray-energy-leaves-questions-unanswered-about-role-in-ohio-conspiracy-case Kathiann Kowalski /2020-04-23/pandemic-shutdown-is-speeding-up-the-collapse-of-coal Coal use has plummeted in part because it's more expensive than natural gas or renewable energy. Mines are shutting down, and some power plants may run out of places to stockpile coal. Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:14:00 GMT /2020-04-23/pandemic-shutdown-is-speeding-up-the-collapse-of-coal Reid Frazier /wvxu-stories/2020-02-18/what-a-marine-highway-designation-for-the-ohio-river-means-for-your-commute A portion of the Ohio River including the ports of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and down river to Paducah is being designated as a Marine Highway by... Tue, 18 Feb 2020 10:04:00 GMT /wvxu-stories/2020-02-18/what-a-marine-highway-designation-for-the-ohio-river-means-for-your-commute Tana Weingartner /news-partners/2019-11-04/trump-administration-proposes-relaxing-rules-on-waste-from-coal-plants The Environmental Protection Agency would give coal plants more time to close unlined coal ash ponds, and ease rules on wastewater. Opponents say that prolongs the risk of toxic spills. Mon, 04 Nov 2019 22:51:50 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-04/trump-administration-proposes-relaxing-rules-on-waste-from-coal-plants Reid Frazier