The coal mine stretched far deeper than expected, with flooded passages and tight crawls leading into untouched sections. Old ...

Exactly 20 years ago on Jan. 2, 2006, an explosion tore through the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, trapping 13 coal miners.

Friday marks the 20th anniversary of the explosion which ended up claiming 12 lives at the Sago Mine in Upshur County ...

Hannah Wiseman is affiliated with the Center for Progressive Reform. Along with a team of other Penn State researchers, she also received a seed grant from the Penn State Institute of Energy and the ...

Netflix's "Queen of Coal," a film about a transgender coal miner starring a transgender activist, has garnered more attention ahead of its Dec. 19 release date. The description for the film reads, "A ...

The industrial foundations of Cumberland run deep. ACET researchers are determining how these now-abandoned coal mines under the village could generate geothermal energy to heat and cool buildings.

Flooded coal mines across the U.K. are being converted into geothermal heat sources capable of supplying clean district heating. Early projects in Wales and County Durham show promise but require ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West ...

A rescue crew in West Virginia recovered the body of a worker days after he was trapped inside a flooded coal mine, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Morrisey identified the coal ...