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Coal miners, their family members, and union representatives rallied outside of the US Department of Labor’s headquarters in ...

The completion of the Union Pacific’s transcontinental railroad in 1869 created a voracious demand for coal, and the immense ...

Explore Wyoming’s forgotten ghost towns where dusty streets and empty saloons still whisper stories of the Old West.

Explore these abandoned Pennsylvania coal towns where history lingers. Silent streets, lost stories, and haunting industrial ...

In a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor, miners and their advocates stressed the need to limit silica exposure and ...

Miners on Tuesday are gathering outside the Labor Department building to protest the Trump administration’s response to black ...

Russia 's war economy is teetering on the brink of meltdown as its coal industry endures a 'once in 30 year crisis', hammered ...

Coal miners feel betrayed by President Donald Trump for failing to enforce health regulations to prevent black lung disease.

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could ...

Many of Washington's ghostly sites sit in scenic, windswept corners of the state, offering a mix of family-friendly strolls ...