Eckley Miners’ Village in Pennsylvania feels like stepping into a piece of living history. It’s a small place tucked deep in ...

Completion of reclamation of a former coal mining site dating to the 1870s in North Scranton will allow for commercial or industrial development on a vacant 8-acre segment, according to a public ...

Homer City Generating Station's remaining smokestack, April 3, 2025. The site will be cleared for a natural gas power plant and data center. On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down ...

Have you heard of a town that’s been burning underground for over 60 years? Deep beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a coal mine fire still rages, turning a once-bustling mining town into one of ...

The "Ashland in Autumn" event delighted visitors with mine tours, steam train rides, and live polka music in Schuylkill ...

Nearly 20 years after a mine fire ignited under Centralia, Pa., residents who still lived in the town had a dilemma on their hands: should they take a $25 million federal buyout or try to dig up part ...

Chris Hacker of Heritage Underground Lighting began exploring caves in his youth and this hobby quickly evolved into an ...

Work to modernize a century-old oil storage building is underway as a nonprofit group seeks community input on how to ...

SHENANDOAH, Pa. - Lawmakers call it one of the most run-down intersections in the state. It's located in Shenendoah at the corner of East Lloyd Street and North Bower Street in Schuylkill County. But ...

From Europe to North America, an energy revolution is breathing new life into empty, long-forgotten coal mine shafts—by repurposing them into places to store renewable energy. Using "gravity batteries ...