Residents opposed to the Rustic Ridge #1 mine expansion attend a town hall on the mine held by Mountain Watershed Association May 15, 2025. Jim Miller stands in front of the log home he and his wife ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — It's a blast from the past in Lackawanna County. The Brooks Coal Mine at Nay Aug Park has reopened for public tours. The mine has been closed for more than 40 years. But they never ...

The US is working to build its own rare earth element supply chain to reduce dependence on China. China currently dominates the market due to decades of investment and lax environmental regulations.

SCRANTON, Pa. — fMembers of the Underground Miners cut the ceremonial firing line, officially reopening the Brooks Mine. The tourist mine in Scranton's Nay Aug Park hasn't had any visitors since the ...

We bring you part 3 of our exclusive series, "Burning Coal Country." The first two parts were about an active mine fire burning underground in Schuylkill County and the response from the Pennsylvania ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and seven House Democrats asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review potential environmental damages caused by idled coal mines. So-called zombie mines are ...