“Consign coal power to history” has become a rallying cry of international climate talks in Scotland this week. But in reality, the world is burning more coal than ever. “Consign coal power to history ...

The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead. But ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Pieces of history on the move to Scranton's McDade Park. These artifacts all came from what's left of the Moffat Coal Breaker, an important part of Lackawanna County's coal ...

Days after the Coal Seam Fire swept through South Canyon, no one seemed to know the fate of the small archaeological site, where once a town of coal miners and their families thrived. The nearby ...

A few weeks ago I noticed that the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission marker for the Firth Dock near Port Carbon was missing. It’s located between Pottsville and Port Carbon, where Route ...

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This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...

Rare earth elements are an easy-to-find, hard-to-refine resource critical for everything from magnets and electronics to ...

Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person who ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

The conventional wisdom is that dirty, polluting coal is the fuel of the past, and that any day now the power plants that burn coal will be phased out and shut down. Taking the place of coal will be ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — This is behind the scenes of a new upcoming movie; ‘Twelve to Midnight.’ The set may look recognizable to folks familiar with Carbon County. The Number Nine Coal Mine & Museum in ...