Feature Stories
Eagle Scout’s Coal Mine Exhibit is New Jewel at O’Fallon History Museum in Illinois
February 19, 2018
If you dig into the history of O’Fallon, you won’t have to drill down very far to find how coal mining helped fuel the town’s founding. “You can’t tell the early history of O’Fallon without talking about coal mining,” said
The Forgotten Salt Mines of Kallar Kahar Becomes Popular with Tourists in Pakistan
February 12, 2018
The entire Salt Range belt is blessed with various kinds of minerals such as salt, coal and gypsum. One of the salt mines in this area, the Khewra Salt Mines, is popular with tourists. There is great potential for tourism
Reopening of Empire State Zinc Mine Jump Starts Gouverneur Economy in New York
February 6, 2018
Michael Ellis couldn’t be any happier about returning to his hometown to work 3,200 feet underground. The 50-year-old left the area about a decade ago when a drop in zinc prices caused the St. Lawrence Zinc mine to close, costing
Anthracite Marks 250th Anniversary: Hard Coal Still has Modern Uses
February 6, 2018
This year marks the 250th anniversary of anthracite in the hard coal region of Pennsylvania. While the industry has hit an all-time low in mining and production, anthracite coal still has a variety of popular uses today. President Donald Trump
Deep Sea Mining: Charting the Risks of a New Frontier
January 25, 2018
Our growing demand for resources has prompted companies to turn to mining in the depths of the oceans. With help from robots, a team of German scientists is racing to map the potential environmental damage. The Earth’s oceans hide vast
A Look at Trump Administration’s First Year of Energy and Environment Accomplishments
January 22, 2018
Elections have consequences, and in the energy and environmental policy areas, the consequences resulting from the election of Donald Trump have been profound. When it comes to being president, ideas and vision are in many cases just as important as
America’s Economy Remains Sapped By Fringe Environmental Ideologues
January 22, 2018
Though President Trump has yet to give our nation’s onerous regulatory state a nickname, he’s nonetheless making good on his promise to eliminate the scourge of regulation that for decades has been a consistent fork in the eye of economic
Is Coal the New gold? A Pennsylvania Senate Candidate Thinks So
January 18, 2018
“There’s coal in them thar hills.” If that sounds like a confused reference to the 1849 California gold rush, think again. Long-ignored coal deposits in eastern Pennsylvania have become a key part of President Trump’s pledge to revitalize American mining
West Virginia’s Coalfield Development Working to End Coal Country’s Poverty Cycle
January 16, 2018
In 2010, Brandon Dennison was a 24-year-old with a big dream. Today, he’s the CEO of the Coalfield Development Corp., a multi-million-dollar operation dedicated to creating jobs and providing vital job training for southern West Virginia, where thousands of miners
Coal Minings’ Deep History in Southern Illinois
January 8, 2018
Louis Joliet and Pere Marquette, returning from an expedition on the Mississippi River in 1673, were the first explorers to notice the combustible material that would shape the Illinois economy. The coal just sat there on the surface like low-hanging
