They want the EPA to do more to protect nearby communities from hazardous pollutants like benzene, arsenic, lead and mercury.

Coke, a distilled version of coal, is an important fuel for the dwindling number of remaining integrated mills that turn iron ...

The ruling, and four other test cases that were settled out of court, have been hailed by lawyers as a "pivotal milestone" in a group action for over 260 ex-British Coal coke oven workers.

Coke is a treated form of coal used to make steel. Coke plants bake loads of coal in high-temperature, low-oxygen ovens to remove impurities. But the process generates extremely high levels of ...

By distilling bituminous coal in retorts to obtain gas for illumination, or by burning it in kilns or pits, the residue left behind is called coke, which is simply coal charcoal, and is nearly ...

The technology is used in coke ovens, cutting emissions from the source, and as it allows for uniform heating of the coal, also reducing energy consumption in coking. Working with industry to ...

The ovens are used to heat coal to create a hard residue called coke which is then used to fuel blast furnaces. Unions had been aware of concerns about the condition of the ovens for some time and ...

whilst we have coal on our doorsteps? Perhaps, at some future date the ‘Hydromor’ process which proposes to replace coke with hydrogen as the fuel source to make steel, can become economic ...

The coal industry continues to be one of the world’s largest suppliers of energy. In the United States alone, about half a billion short tons of coal are converted to energy every year.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. However, in global terms, the figures show that we still have a problem: explosive growth in China and India has led to the world doubling ...

Coke ovens convert coal to coke for use in the steelmaking process. According to the EPA, there are eleven active coke-making facilities in the U.S., the largest of which is the U.S. Steel ...