…  after it began, the voracious mine fire that doomed this coal town in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania continues to burn …  it. Centralians had “scraped for work after the mines closed,” Quigley writes, and “swelled with pride in their homes, their …

…  below.) A federal fund based on per-ton fees paid by coal mine operators has been reauthorized and renegotiated, sending $1.4 …  help eliminate pollution and safety hazards at abandoned mines sites. Pennsylvania will be second only to Wyoming ($1.6 billion) in …

…  legislation Wednesday that gives billions of dollars to coal-producing states to clean up hazardous abandoned coal mines and pay for health care for retired miners. His signature ends a long …

…  - Hundreds of millions of tons of waste coal are lying around the mines of Pennsylvania and nearby states, and that gets John Rich …

…  PENNSYLVANIA - An explosion Monday in an eastern Pennsylvania coal mine killed at least one person, officials said. “We have one confirmed …  represents a tiny sliver of the U.S. coal industry. The mines still operating are typically small with only a few …

…  legislative add-on that would pay for abandoned coal mine cleanup projects and health care for retired miners. A coalition …  and West Virginia. “This is huge for reclaiming mines and streams in coal country in the eastern part of the country,” Santorum …