This study was led by Dr. Daofu SONG (State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resources and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing) and his team. They collected cutinite-rich coals from the ...

Arch Resources and Consol Energy are combining to form a single coal producer valued at more than $5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday, the latest consolidation in a deal-happy energy sector.

This story is part eight of the AL.com series “Ancient Alabama,” examining the natural forces that made Alabama what it is over the past 500 million years, and how those forces still shape the state ...