Provincial government officials this month imposed more than $3.6 million in administrative penalties against British ...

A federal judge has issued a contempt order against a Kentucky coal company for the third consecutive year after it failed to make progress toward cleaning up polluted mine sites. The Associated Press ...

A coal mine in southeastern B.C. seeking to expand operations could face setbacks after the federal government this week said more work is needed to address cross-border water pollution risks. The ...

A coal company that is leaking polluted wastewater from a mine in west Alabama reached a legal agreement with an environmental group to fix a dam and protect local waterways in Tuscaloosa County.

The Kootenai River is home to burbot and white sturgeon, both of which have suffered significant population loss after the construction of Libby Dam in Montana in 1975. The Kootenai Tribe of Idaho has ...

The federal government in the past few weeks celebrated announcements that target the Telluride area for coal mining, while ...

Chalfant Run, where the water currently looks milky-white because of aluminum from acid mine drainage. Pennsylvania is getting unprecedented amounts of federal money to clean up old coal mines. Last ...

GLEN DANIEL, W.Va. (AP) — Chuck Nelson spent his life in this corner of Appalachia, working for years in the coal mines — a good job in the economically depressed area. But he says the industry that ...

The Department of Energy is spending $625 million to help prop up coal power. It won't solve the industry's underlying ...

Air pollution is widely recognized as a public health hazard, but its role in workplace safety is often underestimated. A new ...