Residents question plans to extend the life of a coal mine for 110 years when the power plant it supplies is set to close in ...

It lasted nine days from May 4-12, and was called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an effort to force the government to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out ...

A new community hub for people living in the former mining town of Knottingley is set to be officially opened later. The town has faced long‑term economic hardship and higher‑than‑average ill health ...

A coal mine in Tuscaloosa County is projected to become the nation's top producing mine, and Alabama will soon reap the ...

Sometimes, in rural Appalachia, you have to get creative. Here's how Appalachian chefs created one of the most iconic meals ...

The source of the dust is a monument to the past: a 50-foot mountain of towering black rock, called slag, left over from a copper smelter that operated on the outskirts of town until the smelter was ...

A Soviet -era settlement that was once a popular destination for wealthy tourists is now a ghost town. Akarmara, a mining town in the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia's Tkvarcheli district was ...

Indiana is full of national and state parks, and this underrated one will provide you with scenic hiking, views of the lake, and multiple camping options.

Tensions are rising in an Eastern Kentucky community over whether the county government will permit construction of a 450-acre, privately owned and operated landfill on an abandoned surface mine.

Blue Owl Capital permanently restricted withdrawals from one of its retail-focused debt funds. Market watchers warn Blue Owls move could be the canary in the coal mine. In this article The private ...

Steep declines in the shares of private lenders, after a major fund changed how investors can withdraw money, have sparked worries about more trouble to come. By Andrew Ross Sorkin Bernhard Warner ...

The Trump administration is stepping up its push to reinvigorate the U.S. coal industry as it pursues its goal of boosting energy security. Last week, the Department of Energy announced it would ...