Eyeing ecological restoration, Shiguai has carried out large-scale greening campaigns for its land. And with a forest coverage rate increasing from 17.7 percent in 2007 to 46.2 percent today, the ...

WEST FRANKFORT — Since its inception in 1941, the Old King Coal Festival has honored the region’s coal miners and their contributions to the community. The deep-rooted celebration kicks off Thursday ...

Cumberland, B.C. was built on coal mining—both literally and practically. Thousands of workers were employed and millions of tons of coal were exported over 80 years before the mines were shuttered, ...

In Art & Coal, a major exhibition in Germany's Ruhr region, artists explore the 900-year-old culture of coal-mining as the country's last two mines prepare to close. DUISBURG, Germany — In various ...

CHICAGO | When an interstate bridge between Springfield and Champaign began to sink three years ago, the cause was quickly identified: An old coal mine 220 feet below the surface was starting to give ...

Several of Asia’s biggest economies are promoting coal gasification as a viable part of their clean energy transition, arguing that turning coal into synthetic gas yields a cleaner fuel and reduces ...

When coal mines shut down, most people assume their climate impact ends. But the opposite may be true — acidic water leaking from abandoned coal mines continues releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...