Cumberland is testing whether its abandoned coal mines can become a town-wide geothermal network that supports redevelopment, economic growth, and lower emissions.

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are exploring a new way to store energy by turning abandoned coal mines into ...

Not all explorers are relegated to the pages of history books. One modern-day explorer is shedding light on some pretty dark places. Dan Lopez has spent the last 10 years exploring the dark abandoned ...

Exploring abandoned mines is dangerous enough on foot. Doing it underwater with a minimal air supply raises the stakes even higher. Inside the Soapstone Mine, explorers encountered collapsed tunnels, ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Coal mining is synonymous with Pennsylvania's history. While it's not as big as it once was, abandoned sites still linger across the region. Inviting explorers and thrill seekers into ...

From Europe to North America, an energy revolution is breathing new life into empty, long-forgotten coal mine shafts—by repurposing them into places to store renewable energy. Using "gravity batteries ...

Dozens of people get injured or die in the U.S. every year because they don’t follow this simple advice: Stay out of abandoned and active mines and surrounding lands. Abandoned mines are not history ...

A version of this story was originally published on Jan. 17, 2025. Drivers on Interstate 80 long have grappled with gridlock, sun glare and other unavoidable headaches of traveling in a densely ...

This trip explores a forgotten mine site in the Rocky Mountains, looking at its history, surroundings, and what remains today. The visit highlights how old mining sites still shape the landscape. #Aba ...

OSDOL HAS OUR STORY FROM MONROEVILLE. THREE MONTHS BEFORE LIZ POLLARD’S DEATH, STATE DEP OFFICIALS LEARNED OF A SINKHOLE. AT THIS MONROEVILLE APARTMENT COMPLEX, LEADING TO ANOTHER ABANDONED MINE.

When an abandoned mineshaft beneath Interstate 80 in Morris County collapsed the morning after Christmas, closing the eastbound side of the highway for four days, everyone took notice. No vehicles ...