The UK helped usher in the coal era — now its closing its last remaining plant
An aerial view of the Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station, near Nottingham in central England on September 19, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images By the end of the month, the United Kingdom is set to shutter its last operating coal-fired power plant. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire is slated to close on September 30th, marking…