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With stellar performances by Theron, Sissy Spacek, Frances McDormand and Woody Harrelson, “North Country” is based on a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by women miners at Minnesota’s Eveleth Mines in ...
It's a grueling and risky life for these miners, known as zama zamas, an isiZulu phrase translating loosely as "those who ...
The Conversation shares five unsung films highlighting America's labor history, showcasing workers' struggles for rights and dignity.
Artisanal miners' is the phrase used for South Africans who salvage coal from abandoned mines. It's a grueling and risky life ...
Artisanal miners' is the phrase used for South Africans who salvage coal from abandoned mines. It's a grueling and risky life. "Bit by bit it's killing something inside me," says one such miner.
Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual ...
The Interior Department continues to accelerate approval of coal leasing and mine expansions.
Former West Virginia coal miner Bo Copley reacts to news that President Donald Trump is expanding six coal mining projects in 2025.
The dispute over the cancellation of a coal mine comes as governments face hundreds of billions of dollars in exposure to claims from foreign investors over fossil fuel phaseouts.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is moving to expand a mine in Wyoming to unlock up to 14. 5 million tons of coal.
The Trump administration has revved up its permitting process for coal plants in the United States as it continues to push policies in stark contrast to the Biden years.
Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for miners.