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• New South Wales government says Vickery Extension Project can proceed 22/05/2020 12:57
  Whitehaven Coal has welcomed the release of the New South Wales (NSW) government’s (Australia) comprehensive technical assessment for the Vickery Extension Project and its key recommendation that the Project can proceed.
• SUEK battles COVID-19 in Krasnoyarsk 22/05/2020 11:58
  SUEK's production facilities in Krasnoyarsk region are continuous-cycle industrial facilities.
• Voter concerns about US supply chain security and paying the bills rise with pandemic 22/05/2020 09:58
  The COVID-19 pandemic has increased American voter concerns about the security of our domestic supply chain, and about voters’ own household bills, according to polling conducted by Morning Consult for the National Mining Association.
• Protecting Argentina's imperiled penguins from plastic waste 22/05/2020 09:38
  Penguins living at the "end of the world" are facing threats from climate change, tourism and plastic waste. A group of biologists in South America's most southerly point is trying to help the semi-aquatic birds.
• PLN1 billion hit for companies as Poland’s newest coal project becomes stranded asset 21/05/2020 11:02
  Polish companies Enea and Energa have announced a total write-down (PLN1 billion) of the Ostroleka C coal-fired power project, wiping around PLN0.5 billion off each company’s profits.
• JPM barely wins climate vote; coal by any other name; UK retrofitting; Citi launches ESG group; Spain’s green recovery 20/05/2020 11:12
• Explosives demand to suffer as coal production drops – The Freedonia Group 20/05/2020 11:11
  US demand for explosives is forecast to fall 1.9% annually in volume terms through 2024, according to ‘Explosives: United States’, a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports.
• Air Products to invest US$2 billion for coal-to-methanol project in Indonesia 20/05/2020 11:11
  Air Products has announced it has signed a definitive agreement for a long-term on-site contract for a world-scale coal-to-methanol production facility in Bengalon, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
• MC Mining COVID-19 update 20/05/2020 10:12
  MC Mining Ltd has provided an update with regards to the impact on the company of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Coronavirus lockdowns keep bees at home and put crops at risk 20/05/2020 08:37
  Restrictions limiting the movement of pollinators could hurt crops, adding pressure to a food system already reeling from conflict, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
• Cyclone Amphan: Millions evacuated in India, Bangladesh, as storm approaches 19/05/2020 11:49
  Cyclone Amphan is threatening to be one of the most dangerous to hit the two countries in years. Climate change has led to an increasing number of powerful storms hitting their coasts.
• Coronavirus pandemic hastens decline of US coal industry 18/05/2020 10:12
  Miners are losing their jobs at the fastest rate in decades in shift to cleaner energy
• Remembering health workers as Russia reels from COVID-19 15/05/2020 17:05
  The new coronavirus is spreading rapidly across Russia. An online memorial for medical staff who have died from COVID-19 and related causes has been set up. DW spoke with some relatives of the deceased.
• Philippines: How women pay the price of pandemic-induced healthcare shortages 15/05/2020 14:35
  Amid a lockdown, staffing shortages and overcrowded hospitals, women are losing access to family planning services and essential lifesaving care. Ana P. Santos reports from Manila.
• Coronavirus latest: Germany to relax quarantine restrictions on EU travelers 15/05/2020 14:35
  Several German states have allowed restaurants to serve guests once more. As Germany officially tipped over into recession, officials said the country was preparing to relax quarantine rules. Follow DW for the latest.
• Olive Downs mine approval to create more than 1000 new jobs 15/05/2020 11:48
  The Australian government’s approval of the Olive Downs metallurgical coal mine project near Moranbah in central Queensland will create more than 1000 new jobs in the region.
• Norway’s oil fund sells out of Glencore, Anglo American and RWE 13/05/2020 05:11
  Commodities and utilities companies breached fund’s guidelines on use of coal
• Rajant and Hitachi announce the deployment of autonomous hauling system in Australian coal mine 12/05/2020 09:05
  Rajant Corporation and Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia are improving operational safety and productivity through the use of autonomous haulage systems in an Australian coal mine.
• Coronavirus inspires cities to push climate-friendly mobility 11/05/2020 10:57
  Cities around the world have been at a standstill, trying to stop the spread of COVID-19. But with lockdown measures gradually lifting, places like Brussels are trying a new climate-friendly approach to mobility.
• NTPC reaches 100% PLF at three of its power stations 11/05/2020 10:10
  NTPC Ltd has achieved 100% plant load factor (PLF) on 9 May 2020, at three of its thermal power stations.