The sinkhole on Route 80 is over one of the 400 mines active during the Revolutionary War but it's hard to accurately ...

Throughout the fall and winter months, an underground fire sent billowing smoke out of a fissure in the mountainside above Kenilworth, Utah. The fire, burning in a coal seam in the historic Kenilworth ...

At least one state said it cannot access federal funds to clean up old, abandoned mines that pose a danger to the public.

Navajo communities along the 174-mile stretch of the uranium haul route on Diné lands say the tribe and mining company are ...

While a tragedy that day was averted, sinkholes attributed to abandoned mines have occasionally proven deadly for generations, in New Jersey and elsewhere. In November 1963, a 15-year-old boy was ...

Conditions worsened Monday night at a depression in a center lane of I-80 east in Wharton when it opened up into a sinkhole while Department of Transportation crews were working on it, officials said.

In New Hampshire, many people may be unfamiliar with the issue. We tend not to think of our state as having old abandoned mines that through past abuses or neglect are out there polluting our water ...

The entrance shaft of an abandoned mine is seen in Stilfontein ... said many mining companies fail to secure and rehabilitate old mines, making space for criminals. “Because it is not regulated ...

While a tragedy that day was averted, sinkholes attributed to abandoned mines have occasionally proven deadly for generations, in New Jersey and elsewhere. In November 1963, a 15-year-old boy was ...

A sinkhole closed the highway’s right lane in Wharton for several days in late December while crews repaired the damage. The ...

While most of the abandoned mines in New Hampshire are not producing significant contamination, there are a few that have. (Courtesy of Trout Unlimited) With little attention in the media, except ...

Biden signs law to clean up abandoned mines across the western U.S. In New Hampshire, many people may be unfamiliar with the issue. We tend not to think of our state as having old abandoned mines ...