Coal

After years of work by environmental activists to push action on the issue, the Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued findings and recommendations…

More than half of Illinois' 23 coal plants are closed, and five more will be shuttered this decade. Without clear rules for demolitions, activists say more environmental problems are likely to occur.

Three coal fired power plants in the region are set to be closed over the next several years.The plan is part of Vistra Energy Corporation's comprehensive…

U-S Representative John Shimkus hopes President Donald Trump will intervene in the closure of a Saline County coal mine.Shimkus sent a letter to President…

The Illinois Pollution Control Board determined an energy company is responsible for contaminating groundwater with coal ash in four Illinois communities.

Illinois coal-fired power plants are allowing hazardous coal ash—a byproduct of coal burning—to seep into groundwater and affecting the quality of...

The Trump administration has proposed a major rollback in Obama-era restrictions on climate-changing emissions from coal-fired power plants.The plan…

Ameren has agreed to disclose its plans to reduce the environmental and health risks of coal ash in Illinois and Missouri.Company shareholders narrowly…

Thousands of former coal workers and dependents who worked for now-bankrupt coal companies could lose their health insurance at the end of the year if...

For two weeks, protesters have gathered — on kayaks, on train tracks, at mines and at refineries — to demonstrate against coal, oil and other energy sources that contribute to global warming.