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A coal mine is on fire in Utah, leaving a small town at risk
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn late September, an underground coal mine just outside the town of East Carbon in rural Utah...
How much coal has been mined in Pennsylvania’s history?
WHTM via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – Coal was a source of energy and mining coal in Pennsylvania dates back to the...
Fusion Power in Centralia? Startup Company Zap Energy Holds Presentation at TransAlta Plant
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 26—Around 30 officials from the Centralia city government and other local entities attended a presentation hosted by Zap Energy, TransAlta and the Centralia Coal Transition Board this week ...
'Posthistory' depicts coal region history after King Coal was dethroned
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 28—POTTSVILLE — The history of anthracite coal in the southern fields usually goes something like this: Necho Allen discovers coal in 1790, igniting an economic engine that burns brightly ...
15 of the largest abandoned cities and ghost towns around the world, and the eerie stories behind...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbandoned towns Kolmanskop, Namibia, and Vorkuta, Russia.Gleb Tarro/Getty Images, Maria...
Town witnesses remarkable transformation after retiring last coal power plant — here’s how it could...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months ago"Not bad for a place whose unemployment rate ... hovered at about two-and-a-half percentage points...
Underground fire concerns in Columbia County
WBRE via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWILBURTON NUMBER TWO, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are fears in a small Columbia County community that an underground fire burning near their...
Route 666: Conspiracy Theory Destinations Across America
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agomrdoomits/Getty Road to Perdition Love a good conspiracy theory? Then you’ll want to include these...
Spooky Ghost Towns Across America
Cheapism via AOL· 7 months agoPerseoMedusa/shutterstock Welcome, Stranger There is something unsettling about walking through an abandoned town, whether the buildings are crumbling...
Five abandoned municipalities found in Pennsylvania
WHTM via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — The Keystone State is full of rich history and vibrant municipalities. But some places in Pennsylvania have become empty and...
