Appalachia
Virginia coalfield booster wants new renewable fund to send a message
In an interview, an economic development director talks about his organization’s new $1 million fund to assist renewable energy projects.
reliability
Indiana task force report could slow state’s transition from coal, critics fear
The final report from a Republican-led state task force cautions against shifting to renewables too quickly and contradicts a previous, more-detailed analysis.
Michigan
DTE executives’ coal reliability incentive conflicts with clean energy goals, critics say
The Michigan utility aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, but its compensation packages still include rewards for “coal plant reliability.”
Transition in Coal Country
Survival is anything but certain for coal country
Coal country is not without options. But coal’s long legacy of hope, promises and failure has instilled a political inertia that won’t soon be overcome.
Transition in Coal Country
Coal country envisions paths forward in manufacturing, reclamation and renewables
Communities contemplate how to survive a post-extraction economy.