Coal

Several major coal producers and energy trade groups are urging federal regulators to approve the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $625 million investment to expand the coal industry in the wake of reindustrialization and the AI race.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard of attempting to manipulate the energy market.

New actions by the Trump Administration aimed at reviving the coal industry are sparking optimism in Kentucky, one of the nation's top coal-reliant states.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing officials to classify coal as a mineral to unleash its resources.

The former site of Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant is being repurposed into the largest natural-gas powered data center campus in the United States. Officials announced Tuesday that the $10 billion redevelopment project in Homer City will become a critical hub for powering artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies.

President Trump announced that he was authorizing his administration to produce coal power as a means of national and economic security.

President-elect Donald Trump plans to declare a national energy emergency to enhance American energy production and reduce energy costs, according to an incoming administration official. The soon-to-be 47th president will sign a series of executive orders shortly after his inauguration to accelerate domestic energy development.

Investment company BlackRock announced that it exited the United Nations-supported Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley announced that it left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA).