UK goes a fortnight without burning coal for first time since industrial revolution independent.co.uk/environment/co…

One down, twelve to go! The monstrous #Bełchatów coal plant in Poland, the most polluting one in the EU, retired one of its thirteen units on Saturday. This important milestone should be the first step of an accelerated coal phase-out by 2030 by its owner #PGE! #BeyondCoal

.EIA: This June EIA forecasts that U.S. #coal consumption, which reached a 39-year low in 2018, will fall again 2019, and even more steeply in 2020 | ow.ly/xS3h30oXlhb #BeyondCoal

"The dropping price of clean energy and the escalating costs of aging coal plants has led us to a point where burning coal is one of the most expensive possible ways for a utility to produce electricity." Everett Herald Sierra Club Washington State

.The Post and Courier: Louisville's Cane Run coal plant implodes as renewable energy rises | ow.ly/EpEN30p0k5A #BeyondCoal James Bruggers

Port of Vancouver Will Steer Clear of New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals: "...I want to thank the Commissioners for putting in place a policy to protect port property by not pursuing any future bulk fossil fuel terminals,” -Cager Clabaugh bit.ly/VancouverPortN…

Train derailment sent 36 cars full of coal (3,600 tons) into the Great Dismal Swamp in Virginia pilotonline.com/news/local/art…

.CBS: Renewable electricity surpasses coal in the U.S. for the first time | ow.ly/layW30p1Fcr Irina Ivanova #BeyondCoal

Chubb cuts coal insurance exposure. The firm will no longer underwrite the building and operation of new coal-fired plants or new risks for companies that generate more than 30% of their revenues from coal mining. #ShutItDown bbc.com/news/business-…

Through renewables, a growing number of tribes are empowering their communities and land — and helping the nation as a whole transition towards a more sustainable energy infrastructure. hcne.ws/2lvEO9s

.Casper Star-Tribune: Mixing water, Powder River Basin coal ash dangerous to human health, new research finds | ow.ly/CmAG30pH2BS #CoalAsh @camillesuzanne

“Based on full consideration of the overall body of scientific evidence, we unequivocally find that the current standards for fine particulate matter do not protect public health and must be revised,” said Chris Frey, a scientist from NC State University. ejus.tc/2MZe2Ak

Robert E. Murray, the U.S. coal baron who pressed the Trump administration to help save the industry, has placed his company into bankruptcy bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Based on the health costs of burning coal alone, it hasn't been economically viable for years. So why are people still using it? Because those who reap the profits are not those who bear the costs. pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e96c/7eb8a5dbd…

Regulators suggest $20M in repairs at Colstrip Power Plant in MT columbian.com/news/2019/nov/…

High court upholds DNR denial of sublease for Longview coal dock tdn.com/news/local/hig… via The Daily News

The Washington State Court of Appeals has affirmed the Shorelines Hearings Board decision supporting the denial of the Millennium coal export terminal proposed for Longview, WA. powerpastcoal.org/millennium-coa…

There is no climate justice without racial justice. We demand justice for #GeorgeFloyd, #BreonnaTaylor, #AhmaudArbery, #TonyMcDade, and so many other Black lives lost to police brutality and anti-black violence. #BlackLivesMatter