16+ hour, 11+ min ago  (1112+ words) An artificial mountain lies off a gravel road in Conemaugh Township, a rural community on the western edge of Indiana County. Ask a miner what the mass is made of, and they might say "boney" or "gob," but its government…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (362+ words) One of the nine coal miners rescued in 2002 from Quecreek Mine in Somerset County has died. An obituary indicates Randy Fogle, 68, of Garrett died Wednesday at Windber Hospice. He is survived by three children, five grandchildren and two siblings. A…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (355+ words) U. S. Reps. Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio on Tuesday unveiled a package of bills to combat so-called zombie mines across the Appalachian region that experts say harm the health and safety of Western Pennsylvanians. A zombie mine is a non-producing, unreclaimed…...

1+ mon, 4+ day 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+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

3+ mon, 2+ 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,…...

3+ mon, 3+ 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,…...

3+ mon, 3+ 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…...

4+ mon, 2+ 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…...

4+ mon, 2+ 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…...