America would not be the nation it is today without its vast stores of natural resources. Coal, timber, oil and natural gas have fueled America for generations. Innovations in extracting those natural resources have paved the way not only for America’s industrial growth, but also in quality of life. …
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Trump unveils $700M coal industry support plan using Defense Production Act
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. …
Coal remains competitive for power generation in the central United States
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 …
History of Electricity
Affordable, reliable electricity is fundamental to modern life. It provides clean, safe light around the clock, cools our homes in summer and heats many in winter, and powers the digital world we rely on through our smartphones and computers. Although hundreds of millions of Americans use electricity every day, most of us don’t think twice …
Italy Ready to Restart Coal-Fired Plants, Postpone Total Coal Phaseout
Officials in Italy said they are prepared to restart the country’s four remaining coal-fired power plants if supply issues for oil and natural gas persist, while also moving to postpone a permanent shutdown of those facilities until at least 2038 to support industrial competitiveness and economic stability. …
How Regulatory Realism is Securing the American Grid
On March 27, 2026, the EPA finalized a rule repealing the 2024 amendments to the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. By reverting these standards to the workable 2012 baseline, the administration has signaled a long-overdue return to energy pragmatism, prioritizing the stability of the American power grid over the ideological pursuit of a fossil-free future. …
Paul Ehrlich on Energy: Consistently Wrong but Never in Doubt
The recent death of Paul R. Ehrlich, one of the first to sound the climate alarm, invites a look back at his energy views, which were errant when made and are embarrassingly so today. …
Solar and wind aren’t real power sources, they’re intermittent fuel-savers
Advocates of solar and wind replacing fossil fuel power downplay the obvious, glaring problem that the grid requires electricity on-demand and that weather-determined, intermittent solar and wind can provide nothing resembling that. They either don’t mention intermittency or claim it’s easily addressed. …
The EPA Rightly Rescinded the Endangerment Finding; Now it’s Up to the Courts
On his first day in office, President Trump promised to sharply reverse course from the Obama and Biden administrations on energy policy. Over a year and 300 actions later, the Trump administration’s commitment to unleashing American energy abundance has been proven time and time again. …
China Touts Its Renewables but Fossil Fuels Rule
Despite the growing prominence of renewable energy generation, coal still remains the dominant source of electricity for China and India. Even if these countries continue to increase renewable generation, it’s unlikely that they’ll move off coal anytime soon. …
