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🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Mining Once Again Suffers Billion-Dollar Losses. Coal Sales at Record Low

Poland's mining industry continues to struggle, facing significant financial losses and declining coal production and sales.

Feb 25 • 06:51 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Coal for a Rainy Day. A New Plan for Energy Security

Poland is implementing initiatives to transform its coal industry while addressing energy security and emissions restrictions.

Feb 24 • 08:07 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The mining industry knows it must change. It has a plan

The article discusses initiatives aimed at transforming the mining sector in Poland amidst declining coal demand and the importance of energy stability.

Feb 24 • 08:07 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

EPA scraps Biden coal restrictions as advocates say move will restore American dominance

The EPA has reversed Biden-era coal restrictions, a decision hailed by energy advocates as a way to revive the coal industry and bolster America’s energy dominance.

Feb 20 • 23:19 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The crisis in mining shakes the suppliers' industry. Thousands of jobs at risk

The declining demand for coal in Poland is posing significant challenges for the mining suppliers' sector, threatening thousands of jobs while companies call for state support.

Feb 19 • 03:34 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
National & Local

"Let's abandon green ideology," says incoming minister of Motorists. His educational projects warned children about coal and cars

Igor Červený, the incoming Minister of the Environment in the Czech government, advocates for abandoning green ideology to protect industry.

Feb 17 • 05:03 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Trump Stammered Oddly During Speech

Donald Trump caused a stir with his stammering speech while receiving an award from a coal industry group.

Feb 14 • 16:15 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Donald Trump Returns to Coal with Executive Orders

Donald Trump has announced new executive orders aimed at supporting the coal industry by mandating military contracts and allocating funds for coal plant modernization.

Feb 12 • 19:46 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Trump wants to reopen coal era, rolls back key climate rule

Donald Trump is advocating for the revival of the coal industry by rolling back crucial climate regulations.

Feb 12 • 12:24 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

End of the referendum at JSW. Miners are counting votes, results expected before noon

The referendum concerning the coal company JSW is being conducted among miners, with results expected to reveal significant decisions for the company's future and the local industry.

Feb 12 • 11:24 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Trump receives an industry award for being the 'undisputed champion of coal': 'I don't like those crazy windmills'

Donald Trump has been awarded by industrialists as the 'undisputed champion of coal' during a ceremony at the White House where he ordered the Department of Defense to purchase electricity from coal-powered plants.

Feb 11 • 23:34 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Trump Supports the Coal Industry in the USA

President Trump has directed the Department of Energy to provide funding to coal power plants in several states to ensure their continued operation.

Feb 11 • 22:01 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Bloomberg: Trump directs the Pentagon to coal markets to boost the sector

US President Donald Trump plans to direct the Pentagon to use federal funding and contracts to bolster the domestic coal industry and reliance on fossil fuels.

Feb 11 • 08:02 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

"The Roaring HDV and after a Night of Four Devil's Half-Breeds." With Coal, Mining Families Depart

The closure of the ČSM Mine in Stonava marks the end of a long-standing tradition of coal mining in Silesian families, who relied on this industry for generations.

Feb 10 • 16:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Havlíček in the Disfavor of the Prime Minister? Babiš Arrived Among Union Members Without Him, Had an Explanation

The end of coal mining and the steel crisis are pressing issues for the Czech heavy industry, highlighted by recent events in Silesia where Prime Minister Babiš attended a miners' mourning event and steelworkers' protest without the Minister of Industry, Karel Havlíček.

Feb 10 • 04:30 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

USA: In Cheerful Service for Climate Collapse

The article discusses the Trump administration's promotion of coal mining through the introduction of a mascot, amidst a broader agenda of returning to fossil fuel reliance.

Feb 8 • 16:41 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

"There's still a lot of it in the ground, but the whites of the eyes are also getting misty." Why is no one mining coal anymore?

The last day of coal mining in Czechia marked the end of an era, with the final delivery of coal symbolizing the closure of a traditional industry in the region.

Feb 7 • 14:37 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
World

Regions Calling: The Human Cost of the Coal Industry Crisis

The article explores the socio-economic crises in Russia's Kemerovo region, highlighting the recent fatal incidents that reflect the human cost of the coal industry.

Feb 6 • 12:11 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Meet 'Coalie', the Trump administration's mascot for promoting coal mining. "Sickening"

The Trump administration has introduced a cartoon mascot named 'Coalie' to promote coal mining as part of an effort to revive the industry.

Feb 5 • 13:49 UTC
🇵🇱 Oko.press
National & Local

In the Shadow of the Declining Coal Mining Industry

Poland's coal mining sector is dwindling rapidly, with companies expressing concern over its future despite official plans for gradual closure.

Feb 4 • 16:42 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Campaign group behind attack ads on Labor, Greens and teal candidates was funded by coal industry lobby

A campaign group that targeted Labor, the Greens, and teal independent candidates during the last federal election was predominantly funded by a coal industry lobby group, Coal Australia, which contributed nearly all of its funding.

Feb 3 • 14:00 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Listhaug wants to open new mines in Svalbard

Frp leader Sylvi Listhaug aims to resume coal mining in Svalbard to secure Norwegian jobs and presence on the archipelago, emphasizing its importance for European industry.

Feb 3 • 04:36 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
World

Czech Republic Closes Last Black Coal Mine

The last Czech black coal mine will close at the end of January, marking the end of over 250 years of deep mining and extinguishing an industry that drove the rise of heavy industry in Central Europe.

Jan 16 • 14:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Trump administration relaunches key council after Biden administration shuttered it: 'Ignorance and arrogance'

The Trump administration has reinstated the National Coal Council, emphasizing the significance of the coal industry for Americans' lives, after it was dissolved by the Biden administration.

Jan 15 • 22:40 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

"It’s terrible, you must forget it." The last coal from shaft 300215, where mining is coming to an end

The article covers the emotional farewell to coal mining at the Stonava Důl ČSM as miners work to extract the last remnants before the industry ends in early 2026, marking the end of a significant chapter in the region’s history.

Jan 10 • 17:21 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

More solar power than ever before: solar energy surpasses coal and gas

Germany's photovoltaic systems are generating record levels of electricity, but the solar industry fears that the pace of expansion may slow down.

Jan 5 • 15:30 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Polish mining in 2026: What industry representatives are focusing on

The newly amended coal mining law in Poland, effective January 1, 2026, will enable mining companies to implement social protections for employees willing to voluntarily leave the industry, a change positively noted by analyst Jakub Szkopek.

Jan 2 • 15:55 UTC

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