coal
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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
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
In 2023, a collapse at an open-pit coal mine in the northern Inner Mongolia region killed 53 people.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Then I imagine what would have happened if I hadn’t had a bag of coal and decide this might not be such a waste of time after all.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Vocabulary lists containing coal
Black and Gray
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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