In late September, an underground coal mine just outside the town of East Carbon in rural Utah caught fire. More than two months later, it’s still burning.

One of the oldest power plants in the United States, perched on the edge of the nation’s largest coal mine, was scheduled to close in 2027. But the plant’s operator recently canceled the ...

Back in 1962, Centralia was just another common coal-mining town in Pennsylvania. However, that year, a simple, innocent decision by the local council set into motion a horror no one could have ...

EAST CARBON, Utah — Nearly three weeks after it ignited, a Utah coal mine is still on fire in the central part of the state and could continue burning for a long time. The fire is also giving ...

A Utah coal mine burning underground since Sept. 20 is still too dangerous to enter and it could be weeks or even longer before the fire is out and the mine resumes coal production, federal ...

A mine just east of the community of about 2,300 produces 2 million tons of coal a year, which is shipped by rail to a power plant in Utah. Fossil fuels are the reason Rangely was first ...

Red state coal towns still power the West Coast. ... After we finish exploring the coal mine with Hedges, we drive into town and stop at one of the immaculately maintained public parks.