coal
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In 2024 the Liushenyu mine was named by the Chinese National Mine Safety Administration in a nationwide list of coal mines with "severe hazards", state media reported.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Reports claim that some workers did not bring mandatory tracking devices into the mines, and blueprints provided by the Liushenyu coal mine to authorities did not match the conditions at the mine, complicating rescue efforts.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
China is the world's top consumer of coal and the largest greenhouse gas emitter, despite installing renewable energy capacity at record speed.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Last year, some 4,000 coal mines in the country turned out a combined 4.85 billion metric tons of raw coal, accounting for more than half of global output.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
I throw another piece of coal on the fire, give Max some of the warm water to clean up with, heat more, and wash his clothes.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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Earth Science - Middle School
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