Hundreds of abandoned coal mines across the Appalachian region continue to pose environmental and economic risks, prompting ...

The health and safety of coal miners could be in danger if the Trump administration eliminates mine safety employees, including those working at the Mine Safety and Health Administration office in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catawissa Creek, a visually beautiful waterway that drains into the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, suffers from acid mine ...

Treating acid mine drainage and extracting its valuable rare earth elements offers a way to transform pollution into ...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with ...

Climate activists worry about the high-energy demand for bitcoin mining. A once-dormant power plant is humming with activity outside Pittsburgh as thousands of miners work 24 hours a day. The miners ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved the expansion of an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. Johnstown-based LCT Energy LP operates the 2,800-acre Rustic ...

Residents opposed to the Rustic Ridge #1 mine expansion attend a town hall on the mine held by Mountain Watershed Association May 15, 2025. Jim Miller stands in front of the log home he and his wife ...

A bill aimed at averting another government shutdown this month would divert $500 million for states and tribal governments to repair landscapes damaged by coal mining. Pennsylvania, with a ...