Earth-moving giant Bell Equipment continues to be a powerful force in the local and now global coal mining industry. This is thanks to its
On April 5, 2010, the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia-owned by coal giant Massey Energy-exploded. Twenty-nine workers were killed in the worst
"This is a victory for communities whose land, water, and way of life is threatened by new coal mining," said Jenny Harbine, an attorney with
Coal mining in the US is currently governed primarily by two federal statutes -- the 1972 Clean Water Act, which regulates discharge of dredged or fill material and other pollutants, and the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which established operational standards to minimize the impacts of
After I watched and read the Kameron Coal news stories, my thoughts drifted off to the Princess Mine where Cape Breton coal miners produced
Researchers from West Virginia University and the National Energy Technology Laboratory are working on a project aimed at extracting rare earth elements from the acid mine drainage found at various coal mine sites in the United States. Besides pioneering a new and less expensive method to recover
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - A lawsuit against the Trump Administration's approval of Alton Coal's mine expansion near Bryce Canyon National Park
The lobbyist for the industry said coal mining creates jobs, and locally
The lobbyist for the industry said coal mining creates jobs, and locally
"We're beginning to join the dots between activity like mining and burning coal and the impacts on climate," said Peter Jones, a social work
"We're beginning to join the dots between activity like mining and burning coal and the impacts on climate," said Peter Jones, a social work
"We're beginning to join the dots between activity like mining and burning coal and the impacts on climate," said Peter Jones, a social work
America's 51,000 coal miners are exceptional conduits for the
The Washington Post reported this week that the National Mining
He followed in his father's footsteps and became a coal miner for 20-plus years, and
Massive open-pit coal mines in British Columbia are leaching high concentrations of selenium into the Elk River watershed, damaging fish
Local farmer Oubaas Malan, the chairperson of the Mabola protected area, points out where the mine will operate. He believes the proposed
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Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and, since the 1880s, has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production.