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.

Where coal plants are retiring, and still burning Rocky Mountain Power doesn’t “feel a ton of pressure to move to cleaner energy sources.” ...

To clean up the town landfill, officials set the dump on fire. What they didn’t realize was that this dump was located right above an old coal mine shaft.

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.

We explored the town of Colstrip, hearing from residents about how the coal plant and mine have made their prosperous lives possible.

While coal continues to be a key part of the global energy mix, its environmental impact remains a central concern—particularly in light of international decarbonization efforts.

In photos: This small Midwestern town still crowns its Coal Queen Coal was everything for Marissa, Illinois. What happens when a community is centered on a fossil fuel?

The small coal-mining town of Vuhledar on Ukraine's eastern front line has emerged as a critical hot spot in the fight for Donetsk province.

When everyone who worked at the mine loses their job, every home in town becomes valueless. There is no market to sell it, and the bank does not refinance mortgages down.

Fossil fuels are the reason Rangely was first incorporated 75 years ago. The town now faces uncertainty about its future.