At 4:07 p.m., May 19, 1928, the whistle blew at Mather Mine, alerting people of an emergency. The explosion that caused it, ...

In the late 1700s to mid-1800s, coal miners worked in dim light, fueled at first by candles affixed to their heads, and later by whale’s oil lamps. Hundreds of years later, Underground Miners, a ...

Each weekday morning, host Rachel McDevitt will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

Then came the coal-fired power plants ... The stacks were demolished, and the mine that supplied the plant closed. At the San Juan Generating Station in northwestern New Mexico, operations ...

coal miners relied on canary birds rather than fellow miners to detect increasing levels of colorless, odorless carbon monoxide and other toxic gases in the mines that could sicken or even kill ...

The company received its permit to add crypto-mining equipment to the well pad in December 2023. A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection inspector visited the well pad earlier this year ...

The company received its permit to add crypto-mining equipment to the well pad in December 2023. A Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection inspector visited the well pad earlier this ...

Legal action has resulted in an Illawarra coal mine paying for the $2.9 million rehabilitation of a 5000-year-old peat swamp. The Wingecarribee Swamp contains rare and endangered species – including a ...

Seaham Garden Village will be home to a project that converts heated water from abandoned mines into a sustainable heat source for hundreds of people. The project is being led by the Mining ...

Rustic Ridge No. 1 Mine near Donegal has state approval to expand its operations under the Pennsylvania Turnpike and tap into 1,450 acres of a coal seam in an area along Route 711. The work is ...