5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (637+ words) The battle among an environmental organization, a coal mining company and the state over whether 11, 000 acres in Donegal and Mt. Pleasant townships are unsuitable for surface mining remains undecided. Mountain Watershed has asked the board to rule that the DEP…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (528+ words) Donegal-area residents will have the chance next month to challenge a plan to discharge millions of gallons of mine wastewater into local tributaries. The state Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a June 16 hearing to gather input on a draft…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1717+ words) A case argued Tuesday before Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court could test the reach of local efforts to challenge natural gas fracking. Concerned Residents of West Deer (CROWD), a local advocacy group, has raised concerns for years about the Leto fracking well,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (728+ words) Mc Candless is bringing home the gold. More specifically, that is a gold certification with the Sustainable Pennsylvania program. Sustainable Pennsylvania, managed by the Pennsylvania Municipal League and partnered with Sustainable Pittsburgh, is designed for municipalities working to save money,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1153+ words) BOGOTA, Colombia " Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru's Amazon, advancing along remote rivers and into Indigenous territories as experts warn of a widening environmental and public health crisis that could cause irreparable damage. The expansion is…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (241+ words) GUWAHATI, India " An explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, killing at least 18 workers and injuring another, authorities said. Police officer Vikash Kumar said rescue teams recovered 18 bodies from the site of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (677+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump's administration is expected to unveil its grandest plan yet to rebuild supply chains of critical minerals needed for everything from jet engines to smartphones, likely through purchase agreements with partners on top of creating a $12 billion…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (657+ words) DAKAR, Senegal " A landslide last week collapsed several tunnels at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead in the rebel-controlled site. The collapse occurred on Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels,…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (226+ words) Tarentum will replace several aging vehicles in the borough's fleet next year. Namely, a new bucket truck will be purchased for the municipal-owned electricity distribution company, Redcat Power. The truck is used every day and is critical to the electric…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1495+ words) One year after a deadly sinkhole swallowed a woman searching for her cat near Marguerite Road, fear remains palpable for residents in a small Unity neighborhood. They worry abandoned coal mines beneath their homes could collapse at any time. That…...