This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...

A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site has killed a number of miners. Officials and rebels sharply dispute the extent of the death toll.

In March 1976, two explosions over two days rocked the Scotia coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, killing 26 men. Fifty years ...

ORNL develops advanced modeling tools to repurpose abandoned coal mines for underground pumped storage hydropower.

Rising natural gas prices, an explosion of new data centers, and EPA policy changes are giving old coal plants new life.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have performed advanced hydrodynamic modeling and developed chemical models to assess the feasibility of converting abandoned coal mines into underground ...

Sacrifices made to win WWII weren't just overseas.Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front.At ...

For over 100 years, a tall, narrow building has stood at the coal piles in downtown Green Bay. It was a modern marvel back then.

Catch up with the environmental current events of 2026. Get news on sustainable communities, scientific findings, the push ...

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren supports extending operations at the Four Corners Generating Station and the Navajo Mine for yeas to come. Community members and environmental advocates have voiced ...

The Enugu High Court in Nigeria ruled Thursday that the former British colonial administration was liable for a 1949 labor dispute that caused 21 worker deaths. Justice Anthony Onovo awarded each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People take part in the ceremonial march marking the end of mining operations at the CSM mine in Stonava near the Czech Republic's ...