The eyes of the nation in spring 1876 turned to the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia – formally the Centennial ...

Lynette Roberts loved obscure words and was not shy about using them. Over the course of two pages, I had to look up ...

When Charles M. Atkins died on Sept. 3, 1889, the Pottsville Republican called him one of the city’s most respected citizens. “He was a businessman of large experience and far reaching influence,” ...

Pennsylvania state police on Wednesday honored troopers who died in the line of duty during memorial ceremonies across the ...

Compared to crude oil and LNG, coal prices are relatively less volatile. How does India promote cleaner use of its vast coal ...

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The Department of Energy issued a second “emergency” order to keep the last coal plant in Washington open for another 90 days, doing its best to raise electricity and health costs for Washington state ...

MAHANOY CITY, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — Coal and anthracite are synonymous with Northeast Pennsylvania, but when you think of a coal mine, you probably think of a dark, dingy cavern. But in reality, 98% ...

High above Pottsville, a towering statue of Henry Clay gazes over the historic Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company building, now the Reading Anthracite Company office and the surrounding coal ...

The United Mine Workers of America, or UMWA, had its roots in the Pottsville area. Indeed, some of the earliest labor unions in the country were formed in the region’s coal fields. It might be argued ...