You have the ‘melting pot’ metaphor, and it’s really apt for Pittsburgh because of the steel industry,” she said, then gestured over her shoulder to the mine behind her. “But the coal ...

But, today, that mining has hollowed out the ground ... a watershed coordinator with a nonprofit serving 24 counties in Western Pennsylvania’s coal country. “In the eastern half of the U.S ...

PennDOT said the restrictions will take place in Donegal Township, Washington County. Eastbound and westbound traffic will be shifted to the inner passing lanes and reduced to a 45-mph speed limit ...

The West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS), in recognition of Anthracite Heritage Month, presented “Local Anthracite Mining in the 21st Century” on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the West Pittston Library. The ...

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A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of ... the team from Western Pennsylvania hopes to capture the 1300-foot descent into the mine along with its half ...

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa ... firefighters, mining experts, and search and rescue teams have spent nearly two full days digging, shoring up and searching an abandoned coal mine behind Monday's Restaurant ...

Mine Subsidence Insurance is recommended. The “Coal Exists – Possibly Mined ... Much of Mercer and Lawrence counties in Western Pennsylvania are categorized as possibly mined.

Three days after a Pennsylvania woman searching for her ... drop into a damp, dark hole where coal mining ended seven decades ago. After overnight snowfall left a thin coating on the ground ...