coal in North Dakota was mined to heat homes and businesses. Many of the first mines operated underground until technological advances in the early 20th century made strip mining more efficient.

After coal strip mining ... would lead to more strip mining and worsen global warming, among other environmental harms. Dominion Virginia Power is planning to build an "old-style" coal-burning ...

coal. Cvictus — which recently received a $1.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to scale its technology — says it is on a mission to resurrect a proven, decades-old ...

While the entire development sits above 150 years’ worth of mining, the developer ... sandstone between homesites and old mines. (Some lots cover former strip mines, active on the surface ...

The Moulton Museum celebrates May 6 each year as “Arrival Day,” when a young Lewis Moulton first set foot in South Orange ...

Diesel engines provide oodles of power, but which automakers build the most powerful ones? Torque takes a backseat to ...

House Republicans are getting closer to passing President Donald Trump's tax breaks, spending cuts and beefed-up border security as Speaker ...

Golf Digest has published America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses since 1966, making it the oldest and most respected ranking in ...

The Trump administration’s emergency order last week to extend the life of an aging coal plant that faced permanent closure ...

Abandoned mining equipment is gaining a second life thanks to the efforts of some local artifact hunters. “I’ve been up to just about every spot in the area, looking for abandoned mines ...

Explore the haunting remains of a once-thriving coal mining factory, now abandoned yet still housing thousands of dollars' worth of equipment. This video takes you through rusting machinery, overgrown ...

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 ...