Beneath parts of the Appalachian Mountains, thousands of mine shafts still descend deep into the earth. Some of these ...

Abandoned coal mines could be significant sources of greenhouse gases, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Recent research reveals that these forgotten sites continue to influence our ...

An Indiana County project is getting a half-million-dollar share of $5,222,250 in federal funds being awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the restoration of ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history ...