America, Let's Move Beyond Coal

America, Let's Move Beyond Coal

We need to clean up our act when we produce energy.

From mining to burning to waste disposal, there’s nothing clean about coal. From fracking well to pipeline to gas plant, there’s nothing clean about gas. We’re uniting people across America to replace coal and gas, our dirtiest energy sources.

Coal-Burning Power Plants
The Beyond Coal campaign wants to close all coal plants in the U.S. and replace them entirely with sources of clean energy.
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196 active plants  —  334 retired/proposed to retire

Retiring one dirty coal-burning plant will prevent:

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premature deaths

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heart attacks

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asthma attacks

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asthma emergency room visits

Where Does Coal and Gas Affect You?

Coal Pollution In America

We are in the midst of an historic transition: we are working toward a future where all communities…

Find out where coal affects you

Gas Plants and Pipelines

Fracked gas is a danger to all communities, risking public health, environmental devastation and…

Proposed and existing gas plants and Pipelines

Dirty Fuels Hurt Our Environment

From the land we live on, to the water we drink, to the air we breathe, coal poisons every part of…

What is the real cost of coal?

Campaign Stories

The Land I Trust

Hear voices from around the U.S. talk about their fight for clean energy.

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Beyond Coal Blog

Read about our progress toward eliminating all dirty coal-fired power plants.

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The Latest News

Our press releases document our latest wins and critical efforts.

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