A mine safety expert says many old mines in Western Pennsylvania have less than 50 feet of ground cover between the mine and the surface, making them vulnerable to collapse.

The Environmental Defense Fund estimates there are somewhere between 300,000 and 700,000 undocumented, abandoned oil and gas ...

A mine safety expert says many old mines in Western Pennsylvania have less than 50 feet of ground cover between the mine and the surface, making them vulnerable to collapse.

Old wells pose health and safety risks by leaking pollutants that can contaminate groundwater and impact air quality.

His organization has been documenting the problem in western Pennsylvania. With abandoned boats in the Pittsburgh region, he said, “One of the things that we’ve done is create a map of the ...

Rescue workers continue to search, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkhole while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J ...

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law allocated $244 million a year for mine cleanups in Pennsylvania for 15 years. Now, it's on hold thanks to President Donald Trump.

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The team looking for a missing Pennsylvania woman believed to have fallen into a sinkhole has determined that an abandoned coal mine is too unstable for people to safely ...

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — As rescue efforts have turned to recovery amid the search for a missing woman who fell through a sinkhole in Unity Township, search teams fear the abandoned mine ...