Regulators have almost wiped out risky practice since 2015-16 wave of bankruptcies, but some coal companies still insure themselves
The number of mine site inspections is falling and proposed budget cuts at the federal regulator will further erode oversight, a former top official warns
The Reclaiming Coal investigation involved six months of crunching data from state and federal agencies, coupled with travel across the country
All of our data on the US coal industry’s reclamation bonds, compiled nationally and published here for the first time
Schemes that favour coal companies in Appalachia have left a national shortfall experts said was ‘one of the biggest public failures that has gone under the radar’
Donald Trump has chosen Mike Pompeo, ally of the Koch brothers and critic of the Paris climate agreement, to replace Rex Tillerson as foreign affairs chief
The New York billionaire immediately called on Donald Trump to revise his views on climate change and show he was a “great leader”
The agreement’s challenges should not be painted as a collective global failure: the US, with its malignant politics, is the only country that truly matters
Letters and emails show the Global Environment Facility stonewalled while US pressure built on international bodies that recognise Palestine
George David Banks, an experienced adviser who represented the White House at the last round of UN climate talks, was denied permanent security clearance
European Commission backs French call for the Paris deal to be a prerequisite for access to the world’s second largest economy
French foreign minister says the US “should know what to expect” if it leaves international climate pact and seeks a trade deal with Europe
Far from being shunned, US president Donald Trump has been warmly welcomed at the Davos ski resort by business chiefs who benefit from his policies
Energy leaders in Davos were critical of trade intervention the US solar industry said could cause 23,000 job losses
In the wake of the devastating Thomas wildfire in southern California, city council members are calling for emergency funds to ramp up climate action
George David Banks speaks with Arthur Neslen about keeping the US in the Paris deal, morale in the state department and why he said he didn’t know what 2C means
While leaders gather in Paris to celebrate the second anniversary of global climate pact, Trump official says US wants to form group of countries to promote “clean” coal
Rex Tillerson is headed for the exit, according to reports, to be replaced by a vocal opponent of climate action
The Trump administration is set to ratify the Kigali Amendment to phase down potent warming HFC gases, while helping fund poor countries to make the switch
The US has always been an unreliable actor on climate change. This month’s sideshow to UN talks in Bonn only emphasised its internal conflicts