The United States is considering whether to reign in a subsidy on coal mine cleanup costs and in so doing...
Articles by Patrick Rucker and Tracy Rucinski
The ailing coal industry must face the costs of cleaning up spent mines even as companies get pushed toward bankruptcy,...
Coal giant Peabody Energy has been among the harshest critics of federal energy policies, joining a court challenge to the...
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. no longer qualifies for a government program that subsidizes a share of mine cleanup insurance, requiring...
Canada’s transport minister will be in Washington on Friday for a joint announcement with her U.S. counterpart aimed at harmonizing...
Alpha Natural Resources Inc, a struggling U.S. coal company, may be forced to buy costly new insurance or otherwise ensure...
Federal investigators will examine whether pressurized gas played a role in the massive blast that followed the derailment of a...
A fiery oil train derailment in West Virginia this week exposes lax safety standards and strengthens the case for tougher...

Many oil-by-rail shipments will slow down through urban areas and track inspections will increase on high-traffic areas in response to...
Federal regulators issued an emergency order on Tuesday requiring oil from North Dakota being loaded onto trains to be tested...