Why Coal-Rich US Is Seeing Record Imports

Christian Science Monitor – With nearly a quarter of the world’s coal supply – enough to last centuries – the United States has been dubbed the “Saudi Arabia of Coal,” by US officials and energy experts.

But thanks to growing global coal markets and clean air regulations, the US is witnessing a latter-day equivalent of “carrying coals to Newcastle” – a 230 percent leap in coal imports to the US since 1999.
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