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National Mining Association President and CEO, Hal Quinn, comments on the High Court’s Stay of Clean Power Plan.

BHP Billiton will invest CAN$20 million in a new Carbon Capture Knowledge Centre to be set up with SaskPower.

The US Supreme Court has delivered a blow to President Obama’s flagship environmental regulation, halting enforcement of the Clean Power Plan.

Clean Coal Technologies Inc. announces successful results for its Pristine M Technology commissioning.

Lessons need to be learned from 2015 when National Grid had to invoke special measures to prevent a blackout, commented GMB.

Edenville makes progress with its Rukwa coal-to-power project in southwest Tanzania with Tanesco through setting out a power purchase agreement.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest mining updates to outlooks on SSE’s intention to close Fiddler’s Ferry coal plant.

According to GMB, the UK government should not allow Fiddler’s Ferry power plant to closure until there is new capacity to maintain electricity supply.

ADA-ES tackles MATS compliance with new compliance strategy service.

The closure of the UK Fiddler’s Ferry plant is the latest example that the UK government has discarded ‘King Coal’ as part of the solution to the UK’s energy crisis, according to Unite.

SSE will enter into consultation with employees and stakeholders at Fiddler’s Ferry coal-fired power plant on a proposal to end commercial operations at three of the plant’s four units.

FirstEnergy reported its generation fleet has provided over 88.9 million MWh of electricity from its coal, natural gas, nuclear, oil, wind and hydro facilities in 2015.

The Global CCS Institute has introduced a CCS Fellowship Programme and selected its first Fellowship appointee.

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd receives order for setting up a supercritical thermal power project involving one unit of the country’s highest rating 800 MW sets in Tamil Nadu, India.

A round-up of some of this week's key news items from the international coal industry, from the latest power plant developments to outlooks on coal-fired power in the UK, India and Vietnam.