UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - At least another full day of digging will be needed to find a woman who is believed to have been swallowed by a sinkhole behind a restaurant in Westmoreland County, ...

MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The US coal industry has been declining for decades, but that may change after a series of executive orders signed by President Trump. President Trump ...

Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and ...

A bill aimed at averting another government shutdown this month would divert $500 million for states and tribal governments to repair landscapes damaged by coal mining. Pennsylvania, with a ...

Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual ...

Hundreds of abandoned coal mines across the Appalachian region continue to pose environmental and economic risks, prompting ...

People enjoy the Yellow Creek in Yellow Creek State Park in Indiana County on Sept. 15, 2024. Yellow Creek State Park is bustling with swimmers, boaters, and fisherman on a warm Sunday afternoon. The ...

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 ...

CRESSON, Pa. – As global markets shift and conflicting opinions swirl surrounding the coal industry, a mining project 11 years in the making is working to open in a rural Pennsylvania lumber town.