It is spring in our little corner of the mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. Schuylkill County is abuzz with activity of all types just as our mountainous canopy of lush green unfurls around us.

In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines offered secure employment ... inspectors to work “in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania” in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties ...

The health and safety of coal miners could ... covers regions in Pennsylvania and eight other states, as well as field offices in Waynesburg, Marshall and Frackville, Schuylkill County.

‘Hands on Throttle’ at Pioneer Tunnel ASHLAND — An event called “Hands on the Throttle 2025” for people 18 and older is on tape April 26 and 27 at Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam ...

According to officials, Pennsylvania has the largest inventory of abandoned coal mines ... to reclaim abandoned mine lands on State Game Land 326 in Butler Township. Schuylkill Conservation ...

The country’s only anthracite mines are in Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland and Schuylkill counties. Bituminous coal is the other and second-best burning. It’s mined mostly in ...

Schuylkill County in the northeastern part of ... moved to the northeast part of Pennsylvania, seeking work in the anthracite coal mines. The immigrants set up a strong presence in the region, ...

She also earned a Pennsylvania bus license and drove Men of Marian buses ... He also volunteers at the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford. Dr. Megan T. Valentine Megan T. Valentine is a professor ...

A geology field trip will take participants into a historic coal mine and a fossil site on Saturday, May 3, led by geologist ...

Politicians have long used coal miners as props. Yet federal policies have done little to help them, and some have even made ...

In this edition of One Tank Trips, we are going underground - and back in time - for an up-close look at a coal mine in Carbon County.