In the valley below Monroeville Mall, a small stream that starts in Penn Hills winds its way downhill alongside Stotler Road, ...

Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joins union workers in urging the Trump administration to stop mine safety job cuts in Pittsburgh.

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump administration.

Hundreds of coal miners from five states are competing in a coal mine rescue competition at Chief Logan State Park. The ...

Plans to fix up abandoned mine lands and clean a mine-polluted watershed in two Schuylkill County municipalities are moving ...

The Number 9 Coal Mine offers a vivid glimpse into Americas industrial past. "Were about 1,600 feet inside the side of the ...

The TransAlta Centralia Generation station pictured on March 8, 2024. Mount Rainer is visible to the left of the plant. This story was produced as part of <i>Climate Solutions</i>, a collaboration ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Coal was a source of energy and mining coal in Pennsylvania dates back to the 1700s and was used for power, to heat homes, and to produce steel. Pennsylvania played a huge role ...

This file photo shows Shamokin Creek in Shamokin, Pa. Drainage from thousands of abandoned coal mines has contaminated thousands of miles of rivers and streams in the state. More than $101 million is ...

WAYNESBURG, PA — The United Mine Workers of America is responding to the announced closure of the Cumberland Mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania, operated by Iron Senergy, Inc. Erin Bates UMWA ...

After spending 12 hours 150 feet underground, a man who broke into a coal mine in Lansford, Carbon County, and initially refused to come out surrendered to police, according to news sources. It didn’t ...

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