Australia: Farmers legal challenge against Whitehaven’s Maules Creek mine fails. Australia: Rio Tinto rejects bids from Adani and others for sale of Queensland mine. Australia: Call to cover railway coal wagons in Queensland to protect public health. Canada: Former British Columbia mines minister appointed as coal company adviser. Canada: Kootenai River watershed named amongst most endangered rivers due to coal mine runoff. Czech Republic: Plan to close Paskov mines encounters opposition. Egypt: Government contemplates three options for the country’s first coal plants. India: Debt-laden Lanco Infratech looks to offload stake in coal power and mine project. India: Opposition to new coal projects while Jindal contractors bus in supporters for public hearing. India: Six coal blocks likely to be auctioned to private companies. India: Central Bureau of Investigation questions Jindal over coal allocations. India: Private power companies hit by low prices and lack of coal. |