A company wants to open a mine for metallurgical coal, used to make steel. But some worry about mine subsidence and its ...

For the third year in a row, Pennsylvania has secured nearly $245 million to deal with abandoned mine lands. The funding is used for projects such as removing huge coal waste piles and leveling cliffs ...

Abandoned coal mines could be significant sources of greenhouse gases, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Recent ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

PLYMOUTH – As most people get ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day, a local man feels another observance should be noted today. Stephen Kondrad, 55, who grew up in Plymouth, moved out of the ...

MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of Pennsylvania anthracite for use in factories, ...

WINDSOR — Vestas-American Wind Technology reports that it has secured an order for 19 wind turbines from an East Coast power company for a project to repurpose a former coal mine in Pennsylvania into ...

A miner who was trapped by rising flood waters while assisting others to safety on Saturday remains missing as divers and ...