The source of the dust is a monument to the past: a 50-foot mountain of towering black rock, called slag, left over from a copper smelter that operated on the outskirts of town until the smelter was ...

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

Stunning Oregon ghost towns with empty streets, weathered buildings, and quiet scenery that turns every photo into a story, ...

Arizona’s three public universities have developed a new tool to help environmental officials find and cleanup abandoned mines in the state.

Residents fear health and environmental risks as officials consider the 450-acre landfill on an abandoned mine site.

The line just to pay entrance fees at the San Bernardino County-managed attraction was at least a dozen cars deep, and neon-vested parking attendants tried to quell the sudden rush of traffic at the ...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — Across Alabama, land once used for coal mining still sits beneath neighborhoods, ballfields and future development sites — sometimes posing safety and environmental ...

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico lawmakers are focusing on environmental issues at the Roundhouse, including a $50 million investment in uranium mine cleanup. The Senate Conservation Committee unanimously ...

Today, most people visiting our public lands are aware of the principles of Leave No Trace. One easy way to remember the 7 Leave No Trace principles is the 7 Fs: However, we still have many dangerous ...