coal
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The Department of Energy ordered utility company CenterPoint Energy to keep open an old Indiana coal plant open.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The increase in revenue was driven by higher merchandise pricing, intermodal volume growth, increased fuel surcharge revenu, and higher domestic coal revenue, the company said, partially offset by lower export coal revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
The coal producer has come under pressure recently, logging a three-week losing streak, closing each week near the lows.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Born in Welch, W. Va., the son of a coal miner grew up in Los Angeles and attended Hamilton High before going on to play at Los Angeles City College and USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
If there was any chance of breaking free, the Boss wanted to be ready for it, and he was burning half a ton of coal a day to keep the engines fired.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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