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
"China's gradually improving state of coal mine safety cannot be disrupted, much less reversed," Hu Xijin, former chief editor of the Global Times, wrote on Weibo hours after the blast.
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
In Changzhi, local authorities last year fined the Liushenyu coal mine, the site of Friday’s deadly explosion, citing two minor safety problems, government records show.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
And then I notice that the coal merchant has a watch on.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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