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 ...

There are four types of coal: anthracite, bituminous, subbituminous and lignite. Anthracite contains the most energy, and lignite the least. Here in Wyoming, the coal we mine is subbituminous. That ...

The federal government is moving forward with leasing thousands of acres of land in west Alabama for coal mining, a move that will drastically increase coal exports from the state. The move could ...

THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it plans to introduce a new type of contract that will accelerate the development of ...

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...