Faith is fragile and it’s fading fast for governance in Alberta. It’s not just for the obvious reasons — politically motivated pension schemes and police forces, perverse social engineering, and the systematic dismantling of public health care. No, the lens I see Alberta through is its natural resource treasures and how they are being squandered […]| Edmonton Journal
Coal-fired power plant at Ugljevik. Author’s photo. Editors’ note: This article is published in a six-part series. You can read the entire series here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 6. On my way to Majevica, I stopped for the night in Ugljevik, to the northeast of Lopare. The name Ugljevik is derived from “ugalj,” the local word for coal. The first thing that struck me was the smell of sulfur in the air. The post Grassroots Resistance to Environmental Destruction in Bosnia-...| Lefteast
The Trump administration considers reopening 2,600 square miles of federal land in Wyoming and Montana for coal leasing, reversing Biden-era climate policies.| Finance & Commerce
Fresh from hosting the third annual Coal Industry Event in Brisbane, Grant Wechsel, Chairman of Mining Pro, updates us on the recent progress of the industry and how the event continues to grow.| Mining Outlook
For the first time in Brazil, a traditional community has been awarded the concession to manage and operate visitor facilities inside a state conservation unit. The Caiçaras, a traditional fishing peoples, of Cardoso Island have lived in what is today Ilha do Cardoso State Park since the 19th century.| Spirit of Change Magazine
This decision, after years of outcry from local residents and litigation, will protect communities, air, water, and the climate from the harms of mining and burning six billion tons of highly polluting coal.| WORC
Above: an “orange cloud,” toxic gasses sometimes created when blasting overburden in coal strip mines, drifts on the breeze, endangering communities downwind.| WORC
We need to consider the economic, social, and environmental impact that coal divestment will have on Appalachia and its residents.| Appalachian History