Sparwood, British Columbia, is a town of roughly 4,000 people tucked into the Elk Valley, surrounded by the open pits and underground workings of one of North America’s largest metallurgical coal ...

Since 1962, a fire has burned beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once-bustling mining town that is now home to only a handful ...

From preserved historic parks to remote communities only reachable by train or on foot, these once-bustling Canadian ghost ...

The former coal-mining town of Cumberland is becoming a powerful example of how abandoned fossil-fuel infrastructure can be repurposed for clean energy. After more than 80 years of coal extraction, ...

The United States is home to more than 4,500 ghost towns, settlements that were once thriving but are now abandoned due to economic decline, the closure of mines, changes in transportation routes, or ...

The industrial foundations of Cumberland run deep. ACET researchers are determining how these now-abandoned coal mines under the village could generate geothermal energy to heat and cool buildings.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not every town gets to stick around forever. Some start with a bang—gold rush fever, a mining boom, a railroad deal—only to fizzle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghost towns are the skeletal remains of once-bustling communities, offering a haunting glimpse into America’s past. These ...

An abandoned mine land reclamation project in Smith Township has received a financial boost. A state grant of $193,493 was awarded to Natural Streams Foundation Inc. to support the initial planning ...

No, not coal – though this cheap energy comes from an unexpected consequence of our industrial past. The coal industry left behind 23,000 or so abandoned mines. Over the decades, many of these mines ...