Coal

Dockworker sues ship owner for $5.2 million after coal pier collision

2013-02-18 19:05:05

A CSX Transportation dockworker who says he suffered disabling injuries last August when a tanker collided with a Curtis Bay pier has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the shipping company. David Rienas of Abingdon was...

Greener power

2013-02-07 11:25:44

For all the hysteria generated by climate-change deniers over how reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be disastrous for consumers and the economy, Maryland and the other eight states in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative are demonstrating that...

'Billy Elliott the Musical' warms hearts at Hippodrome

2012-12-23 13:33:00

A British coal mining strike in 1984 seems like a rather sooty setting for an inspirational story, but that gave audiences all the more reason to root for a miner's son who aspires to be a ballet dancer in the 2000 movie "Billy Elliot." Its theatrical...

Clearing Beijing's air

2013-01-14 09:33:00

Ever wonder what life in the United States would be like without a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? The people of China have gotten a whiff of what happens when there are minimal pollution controls, and they are choking on it. That the air in...

Coal-ash pollution at three Maryland landfills to be cleaned up

2013-01-13 16:03:16

The operator of three coal-fired power plants in Maryland has agreed to pay a total of $2.2 million in penalties and fix long-standing pollution problems at the landfills in Southern Maryland and Montgomery County where it disposes of the ash from those...

CSX coal pier damaged by ship, out of service

2012-08-30 16:27:40

A CSX Corp. coal pier in Baltimore is out of service for the foreseeable future as the railroad assesses the "substantial" damage caused by a ship that hit the structure. The Bayside Coal Pier, on Benhill Avenue in Curtis Bay, was struck Saturday by a...

Coal magnate fires workers to spite Obama

2012-11-13 07:30:00

For Murray Energy Co. CEO Robert Murray to blame President Obama for the company's decision to lay off 150 employees at coal plants in Ohio makes Mr. Murray both inaccurate and mean-spirited ("Coal exec fires 150 workers, blaming Obama's win," Nov. 11)....

Group says two power plants polluting Baltimore's air

2012-10-10 10:00:00

While Baltimore's air is healthier to breathe than it used to be, at least one environmental group thinks it could be cleaner still.� The Sierra Club released a report this week contending that two power plants in the area - C.P. Crane in Baltimore...

Earth Wood & Fire is a new-fashioned pizza joint

2012-09-21 14:32:00

Earth Wood & Fire, a new restaurant in the Bare Hills section of Baltimore County, is testament to the wisdom of keeping things simple. The menu offers a handful of salads, a selection of small plates and a daily special or two. But the partnership at...

Ellicott City train derailment 911 calls depict stunned bystanders

2012-08-31 15:05:00

Four callers sounded stunned as they told dispatchers that a train had just derailed in downtown Ellicott City, but none reported seeing anyone near the Aug. 20 wreck that killed two 19-year-olds, according to 911 recordings released Friday by Howard...

Cause of death determined in Ellicott City train derailment deaths

2012-08-23 17:33:00

Loved ones and friends prepared to say goodbye to the two young women who perished in a train derailment in Ellicott City as the first of the viewings began Thursday evening. Cars lined both sides of the quiet residential street leading up to the...

Ellicott City derailment raises questions of track safety

2012-08-22 18:59:00

As cleanup crews and investigators focus on the aftermath of a coal train derailment that killed two college students in Ellicott City, some officials are looking at new ways to keep people off the tracks that run through the historic district. Hours...

Everyone knows the deal about Santa Clause. Santa is a fat guy in a red suit who flies around on Christmas Eve giving toys to all the children. All the good children, that is. As the famous Christmas song warns us: "He knows if you've been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake.

2012-09-07 08:31:00

An operator holds some coal in his hands at the Midwest Generation's Fisk Generating Station as they worked on cleaning coal built up on the coal bunkers one day before its closing.

2012-08-29 00:00:00

A barricade built by coal miners burns during clashes with the Spanish riot civil guard at the Pozo Santiago coal mine in Aller, in northern Spain, July 6, 2012. The coal miners are protesting against the government's proposal to decrease funding for coal production.

2012-07-06 18:56:00