"Burning Coal Country." The first two parts were about an active mine fire burning underground in Schuylkill County and the response from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County ... was part of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, a 15-day series of lectures throughout Northeast Pennsylvania. Beginning on Jan. 10 ...

Excepting the Potts Colliery in the Ashland District and the North Franklin Colliery at Treverton, to the Shamokin District, all the coal mines north of Broad Mountain in the Schuylkill region ...

Portions of central, northern, and northwest New Jersey and east central and southeast Pennsylvania ... to mine fires. "Shenandoah itself is pretty much the heart of the coal region," said ...

Work is underway to fill a mine subsidence in Schuylkill County. The massive subsidence opened up in a Mahanoy Township family's backyard, swallowing their swimming pool. According to the ...

The Philadelphia Eagles team isn’t the only Pennsylvania underdog ... was tied to all of the acid mine drained from the Schuylkill impacting its waters. “Coal mining had the largest impact ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Sept. 29 -- D. O. Thomas, Coal Dock Inspector of the City of Perth Amboy, has just returned from the scene of the Pennsylvania coal strike. He thinks the strike will soon end.

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...