After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling coal dust over a long period. Now, the 70-year ...

The state government has allowed Hunter Valley Operations' North mine to operate for another 18 months. The coal mine's approvals were due to expire at the end of June. One of New South Wales's ...

The Askam Borehole Treatment System is a reminder to the devastation deep coal mining caused on our region’s environment. Some 70 plus years when coal mining in the Wyoming Valley came to an end ...

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a home with his wife Stephanie and hunt and fish in his ...

Ramgarh, Apr 21 (PTI) A massive fire broke out at an abandoned coal mine in Rajrappa in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, enveloping the area in thick black smoke, officials said on Monday.

After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling coal dust over a long period. Now, the 70 year ...

Market forces have been phasing out coal for the last decade in favor of cheaper electricity sources. Coal’s decline has been steady, regardless of which party sits in the Oval Office.

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...

In Morgantown, NIOSH conducts research on coal-related health issues, such as respiratory diseases like Black Lung, traumatic mine injuries, and coal mine safety. “The NIOSH Mining Program works ...

Retired coal miner Stanley "Goose" Stewart holds a helmet he wore inside the Upper Big Branch mine when it blew up on April 5, 2010, killing 29 men, as he stands for a portrait at his home April 2 ...

Activists Occupy Stockton Mine Cable Cars in Bold Protest Against Massive Coal Expansion Stockton Mine. Six climate activists have climbed onto and are now occupying cable cars used to transport ...

Braun’s executive order would create a council to lead efforts to mine the state’s coal ash waste. In a statement, the governor said the U.S. can’t depend on China for rare earth elements ...