HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two projects to reclaim abandoned mine lands and restore polluted streams in Schuylkill County are set to receive millions in new funding. The following projects received a total of ...

The United States said this week that it had attacked 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. In the 1980s, Iranian mines damaged oil tankers and a U.S. Navy warship. By Francesca ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to convert the nation's 500,000 abandoned coal mines into long-term energy storage using pumped hydro technology. Repurposing the mines ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As many as half a million abandoned coal mines dot the United States. These mines pose a major threat to public health and safety, ...

Wangda Zuo receives funding from National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, and Penn State. He is a Fellow American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.

After a long hike through bear country, we reach a 120-year-old abandoned mine deep in the mountains. The original plan was to sleep inside the mine, but wet ground and hidden dangers forced us to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Wangda Zuo, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) The electricity needed to power new ...