Coal

Grants totaling $65,000 from Centralia's coal transition fund were used to upgrade a high school’s fish hatchery program.

The Juice Box got an $80,000 grant in 2022 from Centralia's coal transition fund to help replace the roof and the failing heating system.

Community leaders are hoping hydrogen can help replace some of the jobs lost from the coal industry.

Under pressure from climate activists to close, the plant agreed to a deadline and put millions in a transition fund. Could Centralia’s plan hold lessons for an energy transition?

Oregon and Washington scored big Friday in a fiercely contested national competition to grab a share of $7 billion to kickstart the production and use of “green” hydrogen, viewed as an important fuel source for cutting pollution from heavy industry.

The company that wants to build a coal export terminal in Longview, Washington, is keeping lawyers busy this week on multiple fronts. In recent months,...

Spokane voters will decide in November whether to allow the shipment of coal and oil by rail through the city. The city council voted in favor of a...

The industry has been in decline for years, partly because burning coal creates CO2 and warms the atmosphere. But there's a way to capture it — which has drawn praise from traditional enemies.

The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use similar tech to clean natural gas.

State-run coal mines are shutting down in China's rust belt. Facing layoffs, miners are worried about their future — and in the absence of labor unions, are organizing to demand better treatment.