Britain’s approval of its first new deep coal mine in decades was unlawful, London’s High Court ruled on Friday following a legal challenge brought by environmental campaigners. Friends of the Earth ...

A strike by over 40 workers at the National Coal Mining Museum in a dispute over wages is to be extended into the new year, a ...

In a statement, a museum spokesperson said: "We are disappointed our recent pay offer has been rejected. This included a £1 ...

Coal mining is indelibly woven into the fabric of daily life in the mountains of southeast Kentucky, but a decline in the ...

In 1966, a spoil-heap landslide crushed Pantglas Primary School in the coal-mining village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil, ...

The sales are a signature piece of President Donald Trump 's ambitions for companies to dig more coal from federal lands and ...

Around 150 mines are currently unprofitable and likely to close soon. Together, these 297 mines that might close exceed the ...

This October half-term, the National Coal Mining Museum is packed with frightfully fun activities for all ages!

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by agriculture (especially ...