Coal
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World
Coal Dust and Methane Below, Russian Bombs Above
DOBROPILLIA, Ukraine — When Aleksander Maryinych enters a metal cage and descends into darkness with dozens of other miners for…
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World
Australia’s ‘Climate Election’ Finally Arrived. Will It Be Enough?
SYDNEY, Australia — A few minutes after taking the stage to declare victory in Australia’s election on Saturday, Anthony Albanese,…
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Business
Russia Could Sell More Energy to Asia, but Has to Slash Prices
BEIJING — Last year, the Grand Aniva, a Russian tanker with four spherical tanks for holding ultracold liquefied natural gas,…
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Business
Why Germany Can’t Just Pull the Plug on Russian Energy
Last year, Russia supplied more than half of the natural gas and about a third of all the oil that…
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Business
A Year Above Ground
BROOKWOOD, Ala. — Braxton Wright is a second-generation coal miner, a die-hard union supporter and, until recently, a staunch Republican.…
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World
Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
CHINARAK COAL MINE, Afghanistan — Choking on dust, Mir Abdul Hadi emerged from the narrow mine shaft with a sack…
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World
Desperate for Cash, Afghans Toil in Mines That Are Deadlier Than Ever
CHINARAK COAL MINE, Afghanistan — Choking on dust, Mir Abdul Hadi emerged from the narrow mine shaft with a sack…
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Business
How Joe Manchin Aided Coal, and Earned Millions
GRANT TOWN, W. Va. — On a hilltop overlooking Paw Paw Creek, 15 miles south of the Pennsylvania border, looms…
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Business
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bounced Back Sharply in 2021
WASHINGTON — America’s greenhouse gas emissions from energy and industry rose 6.2 percent in 2021 as the economy began recovering…
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Politics
Manchin’s Choice on Build Back Better: Mine Workers or Mine Owners
WASHINGTON — For years, burly men in camouflage hunting jackets have been a constant presence in the Capitol Hill office…
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