LCT Energy, based in Johnstown, is operating a mine called Rustic Ridge #1, located in Westmoreland County. Now, it’s ...

The coal-fired Homer City Generating Station, when it was still operating. This is WESA Politics, a weekly newsletter by Chris Potter providing analysis about Pittsburgh and state politics. If you ...

Yellow Creek State Park is bustling with swimmers, boaters, and fisherman on a warm Sunday afternoon. The park and lake in Indiana County attract people from nearby and vacationers from up to a few ...

Digging crews resumed work early Thursday in the effort to locate a woman who authorities fear died after falling into a sinkhole above an abandoned Pennsylvania coal mine. Fewer than a dozen ...

A company that produces metallurgical coal and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, is laying off more than 300 people in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Wilson Creek Energy/Corsa Coal filed a ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

The use of hydrocarbon fuels in Bitcoin mining has seen a sharp decline over the past 13 years, with the use of coal energy dropping significantly. The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin (BTC) mining ...