Thankfully, most of this is on the surface and won’t require further mining to get ... generations of electric car batteries, but it’s hard to shake the fact that coal is one of the most ...

A company that says coal is "too valuable to burn" is partnering with Oak Ridge National Lab to transform the material.

Through a new process that turns coal waste into a material that can power electric cars, Oak Ridge National ... to Appalachians who worked in coal mining, an industry that has lost nearly half ...