**On the roster: What happened to coal - Cohen to strike plea deal with federal prosecutors - Manafort jury note signals problems reaching consensus - Will cold hard cash be enough for Friess? - Pretty authenticWHAT HAPPENED TO COALThe story of coal in America over the past century could be neatly summed up as: More mining, fewer miners. Consider that U.S. coal production hit its all-time high in 2001 when American mines produced 1.1 million tons of coal. A decade ago, coal made up 49 percent of the nation’s electricity supply and natural gas was just 20 percent. The law would not allow them to regulate global warming emissions, but they found a way to bury coal anyway.

Source: Fox News August 21, 2018 19:01 UTC