But how these yellow-amber crumbs formed in the Mathias mine left Eichhorn baffled. Brown coal, also called lignite, is one of the dirtiest fossil fuels and has a low concentration of carbon.

You might have seen us on the Main Green or read about our campaign in The Herald last year, but Brown Divest Coal is back. And once again, we’re asking the University to divest from the “Filthy 15,” ...

Engineers from Monash University are saying they have found a better way to strengthen critical minerals and rare earths ...

Brown coal - also known as lignite - has a high moisture content and can be susceptible to spontaneous combustion, making it difficult to store and transport. Therefore, it is often burnt in power ...

The coal industry in Australia comprises more than 90 operational black coal mines and several brown coal mines, primarily located in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.

Researchers at Australia's Monash University in Melbourne have developed a cleaner, more efficient method to extract rare ...

By PHILIP HOPKINS WATER is a key part of the operation of the Loy Yang mine – and will still be a key part of the brown coal mine’s future. The scheduled closure of the Loy Yang A power station in ...

The business-as-usual response to the Brown Divest Coal call for divestment shows an appalling narrowness in the Corporation’s concept of its mission. The powerful fossil fuel industry has used its ...

Big Brown is a 40-year-old power plant that provides Texas’ electric grid with 1,150 megawatts of power — enough power for about 230,000 homes during Texas’ hottest months, or 575,000 homes ...