Taylor and the state Department of Environmental Protection plan to use $265,000-plus in federal funding to tear down a century-old, fire-damaged building at the former Taylor Colliery. The Taylor ...

The Pennsylvania DEP and Stronghold Digital Mining have agreed to cleanup of the company’s coal ash dump in Venango Co. by September 1, 2026.

An African mine that once drove the country's economy became a ghost town, but now it is enjoying a huge recovery.

Near the western New Mexico town of Grants, the toxic legacy of Cold War uranium mining and milling has shattered lives, destroyed homes and created a contamination threat to the last clean source of ...

Ohio's ODNR announces new AMLER-funded projects to revitalize former coal mining sites and boost local economies.

Villager Eroni Rabuka says flooding is a constant threat during cyclones or heavy downpours. He adds that while residents take precautions when flood warnings are issued, the absence of a short-term ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. After the Cobre Panamá copper mine shut down in 2023, the mine’s infrastructure was left to waste away by the company in a biodiverse jungle ...

An abandoned town in Namibia was once home to the world’s richest diamond mine and is now attracting new visitors- tourists fascinated by its history and decaying ruins. Pomona, a former diamond ...

A program to reclaim and restore land contaminated by abandoned mines in Iowa has halted work due to funding uncertainty from the federal government. The Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation program ...

AT THIS MONROEVILLE APARTMENT COMPLEX, LEADING TO ANOTHER ABANDONED MINE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THE SINKHOLE WAS FILLED IN. STILL, ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATES HAS LEARNED THERE ARE ...