Nearly 20 years after a mine fire ignited under Centralia, Pa., residents who still lived in the town had a dilemma on their hands: should they take a $25 million federal buyout or try to dig up part ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A coal mine operator who was fighting record fines issued to his business after a fatal accident committed suicide at one of his mines. David S. Himmelberger, owner of the R&D ...

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 disaster declaration has been declared for an area in Boulder County to mitigate an underground coal mine fire. Authorities say there is no immediate danger, but need the emergency declaration to ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

Trump signs executive orders to boost coal, a reliable but polluting energy source WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a series of executive orders aimed at boosting the struggling ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved the expansion of an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. Johnstown-based LCT Energy LP operates the 2,800-acre Rustic ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — The No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford takes people back in time to the days of the coal industry. "This is what built northeastern PA. Had coal not been discovered, it would have ...

"I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris," President Donald Trump said in his speech announcing the United States' withdrawal from the Paris climate accord Thursday afternoon.