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King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment

  • Written by Lucas Davis, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley
imageA number of coal plants in the U.S. are closing in response to competition from inexpensive and cleaner natural gas. booleansplit/flickr, CC BY-NC

This is the worst year in decades for U.S. coal. During the first six months of 2016, U.S. coal production was down a staggering 28 percent compared to 2015, and down 33 percent compared to 2014. For...

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