For thousands of years, coal has been an important source of heat and energy. The fossil fuel played a crucial role in the Industrial Revolution, and today it’s the largest source of energy for ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. An Alabama mining company is taking final steps toward a major buildout of its ...

The “History of Northampton, Lehigh, Monroe, Schuylkill and Carbon Counties” has some interesting information on the early coal industry in Schuylkill County. Published in 1845, it says the ...

In the heart of Appalachia, where coal mining has shaped both the land and the lives of its people, a movement is taking root to restore what was lost. The Appalachian Regional Reforestation ...

When Emmanuel Siyabonga was a boy, he wasn't fussy about the type of job he wanted when he grew up. Other boys dreamed of being footballers, doctors, soldiers. All Siyabonga wanted, he says, was a job ...