Once the dominant source of energy in the United States, today, 401 coal units supply roughly 16 percent of the nation’s grid ...

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) on Wednesday announced that Eckley Miners’ Village — a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining industry — ...

Over 100 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan embedded its roots in the Northeastern part of the United States. One of their targets ...

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...

Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

An arrangement between the owners of a nuclear plant in Pennsylvania and Amazon Web Services is the first such to come before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Carlisle, Pa., got its name from Carlisle, England. But at least five towns got their names from the Pennsylvania borough.

Musical celebration featuring Durham opera star Graeme Danby will tour this spring and a date at Tyneside Cinema will combine a screening of new mining documentary In the Veins ...

Kristina covers environmental health and justice issues in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania for Environmental Health News. Her new book, "A New War On Cancer: The Unlikely Heroes Revolutionizing ...

2:10 Political analyst doubts impact of Alberta coal mining protests “The facts speak for themselves,” said protester Laura Laing. “To us the answer is pretty straight forward.

Fire started a day before company formed in Arch, Consol deal Leer South mine expected to resume production mid-year Core Natural Resources Inc. has sealed its second-largest metallurgical coal mine ...

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least ...