In this video, we explore how coal is made and transformed into energy. Starting from its extraction in mines, we follow the journey of coal as it goes through a series of processes to become a ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The 2025 Coal Ridge Titans baseball team will forever be etched in history. Prior to May 31, 2025, no Coal Ridge High School boys athletic program had ever been ...

It made for a neat story: Question: Why did so much of the world’s coal form during the geologic period we now call the Carboniferous?. Answer: Large tree-like plants evolved before fungi ...

It’s time to ditch coal, not clean it. In the 19th century, Americans abandoned one source of dirty energy. Can they do it again?

An FDA chemist in the 1960s works to make safe coal tar for flavoring used in foods. Wikipedia Commons In the US, coal tar is not as widely used as it once was to make artificial vanilla due to ...

Coal mining destroyed Appalachia's mountaintops. ... It’s vital reporting made entirely possible by loyal readers like you. At Grist, we don’t believe in paywalls.

But one major coal consumer — the steel industry — is finding it harder to kick its habit. Steel companies make nearly 2 billion tons of high-strength material every year for bridges ...

The U.K. used coal power to drive the Industrial Revolution and expand the British Empire. It's now the first major economy to quit the fossil fuel, a primary contributor to global warming.

Coal continues to destroy the Navajo Nation's health, land, air and water. The last thing we need is for Trump to revive the industry. ... Coal-fired plants have made us sick for decades.

Coal Ash Is Incredibly Toxic. Trump’s EPA Just Made it Even Harder to Control. “The administration put coal ahead of the public’s health and the health of our waterways.” ...