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Trump unveils $700M coal industry support plan using Defense Production Act
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Fox Business
Bradford Betz & Louis Casiano
President Donald Trump announced a nearly $700 million initiative Thursday at the White House aimed at supporting the U.S. coal industry, including funding for power plant upgrades, new projects, and export infrastructure. ...
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Trump admin ramps up effort to revive coal industry as power demand surges
News Flash
Fox Business
At a time of surging power demand, Fox Business visits Core Natural Resources’ Prosperity, PA mine. The segment highlights how coal remains essential to dependable electricity, economic growth, and a secure American energy future. ...
Editorial
How Carbon from Coal is Poised to Change Our Society—a Second Time
Caught in the Headlines
Matthew Mackowiak
Over the last 20 years, there has been a heated debate over one of the elements on the periodic table. Carbon is an essential building block of life on Earth, based on its ability to form stable bonds with other elements. It played a transformational role in fueling the Industrial Revolution and creating our modern ...
Press Release
Touchstone Advanced Composites Supports Development of Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue Autonomous Aircraft
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PR Newswire
Coal-derived innovation is helping shape the future of aerospace manufacturing. Touchstone Advanced Composites is supplying its CFOAM® technology, made from domestically sourced bituminous coal, to support the development of Northrop Grumman’s next-generation autonomous Talon Blue aircraft through high-precision, thermally stable tooling designed for advanced composite production. ...
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Coal remains competitive for power generation in the central United States
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U.S. Energy Information Administration
Coal-fired generation remained economically competitive across the central United States through early 2026, with stable coal pricing and rising electricity demand driving stronger returns for coal plants compared to natural gas generation. During Winter Storm Fern, volatile natural gas prices pushed power costs sharply higher, further highlighting coal’s role as a reliable and cost-stable source ...
Editorial
Don’t Count Coal Out
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Matthew Mackowiak
In the current discussion surrounding energy supply and demand, debate over the future of coal gets lost in a cacophony of opposing conclusions and opinions.  Some industry observers assert that coal has plateaued, that renewables like wind and solar have surpassed coal as fuel sources for energy generation, and that oversupply and diminishing demand have ...