Across the United States, hulking coal plants that once symbolized industrial might are being stripped down and rebuilt as ...
WEST FRANKFORT — Since its inception in 1941, the Old King Coal Festival has honored the region’s coal miners and their contributions to the community. The deep-rooted celebration kicks off Thursday ...
KENTUCKY (WKYT) - The U.S. Department of the Interior’s database for “known-abandoned mine land” has more than 2,800 entries for the state of Kentucky. The Ohio River Valley Institute estimates more ...
The demise of coal mining in the Lackawanna valley 65 years ago also stopped the pumping of water out of the deep, underground mines. With pumps turned off, water soon filled the labyrinth of tunnels ...
The proposal would have shut down mine reclamation efforts in the state, according to the Missouri Department of Natural ...
In Art & Coal, a major exhibition in Germany's Ruhr region, artists explore the 900-year-old culture of coal-mining as the country's last two mines prepare to close. DUISBURG, Germany — In various ...