Rat hole mining was banned in 2014 by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) after it was found that miners are regularly trapped inside the mines when they are suddenly flooded and the coal mine owners ...
Protesters and supporters square off this week as the Alberta Energy Regulator conducts a second round of hearings into a proposal to mine for coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains.
A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to streamline the process for coal mining permits. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., joined U.S. Rep.