Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coal mines are finding a second life as companies invest in repurposing huge, disused coal sites into geothermal power projects.

Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Friday following a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the Earth ...

The decision comes after Britain's last coal-fired power station Ratcliffe-on-Soar closed in October, making the UK the first G7 country to end its reliance on the ...

Three mining executives – backed by a global Swiss investment giant – have added another asset to their growing empire – buying Bowen Coking Coal which collapsed seven months ago.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar ...

LONDON (AFP) — The U.K. announced Thursday that it would introduce legislation to ban new coal mines, as the Labour government ramps up its plans to make Britain a clean energy leader. The government ...