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June 5, 2026 | 8:30 AM

Trump to pump $700M into coal power in Pa. and other states, as he again blasts renewable energy

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office.

By Jacob Fischler, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

April 23, 2026 | 10:04 AM

Pa.’s largest coal-fired power plants would stay open until 2032 in proposed DEP deal

The Keystone and Conemaugh generating stations had been slated to shut down in 2028

By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

June 16, 2025 | 1:43 PM

In Western Pa., a new mine expansion has residents nearby worried

By Reid Frazier/The Allegheny Front

April 28, 2025 | 2:34 PM

Pa. DEP OKs ‘Rustic Ridge’ coal mine expansion beneath Pa. Turnpike

By Reid Frazier/The Allegheny Front

April 22, 2025 | 12:42 PM

Trump grants exemptions from mercury rules for coal-fired power plants, including several in Pa.

By Reid Frazier/The Allegheny Front

October 17, 2024 | 4:35 PM

Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.

Pa. coal communities have been left to navigate the energy transition mainly on their own.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

August 21, 2024 | 1:21 PM

Consol and Arch to combine, forming a $5 billion coal producer based in Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press

July 15, 2024 | 10:35 AM

Homer City, Pa. navigates an uncertain future after its coal plant closes

By Reid Frazier/The Allegheny Front

July 11, 2024 | 1:40 PM

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press

April 16, 2024 | 4:10 PM

How a Washington city is model for transitioning from coal plant

Could Pennsylvania learn from Centralia, Washington?

By Scott LaMar/WITF

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