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In Boone County, Less Coal, Less Money, Fewer Miners

Ashton Marra·September 11, 2015

Miner Kent Parrish stands in a coal shovel at a roadside viewing platform for the Eagle Butte coal mine outside of Gillette, Wyoming. Photo: Leigh Paterson / Inside Energy

From West Virginia to the West: A Coal Miner’s Story

Stephanie Joyce·September 11, 2015

The electric-generating facility under construction in Kemper County, Mississippi is a next-generation coal-fired power plant that will use carbon capture technology. The plant, which will cost $6.1 billion, is scheduled to open in 2016. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Even in the New Energy Economy, Coal May Have a Future

Reid Frazier·September 11, 2015

Homer City power plant in Indiana County, Pennsylvania generated enough electricity in 2014 to power a million homes. Photo: Reid Frazier

Federal Air Rules Bring ‘New Normal’ for Coal

Reid Frazier·September 11, 2015

Landscaping with Goats. Yeah, It’s a Thing.

Lou Blouin·September 4, 2015

Terry Shanor, a beekeeper from Butler County, sports his favorite shirt at the annual picnic of the Pennsylvania State Beekepers Association. A co-op of beekeepers in the region are trying to breed tougher honeybees that can survive cold winters and fight back against parasitic mites. Photo: Lou Blouin

Building a Better Honeybee

Lou Blouin·August 21, 2015

The Intermountain Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Delta, Utah and provides 80 percent of its electricity to the city of Los Angeles. Photo: Matt Hintsa via Flickr

Inside Obama’s Clean Power Plan

Reid Frazier·August 6, 2015

A Houseboat Escape on Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers

Lou Blouin·July 24, 2015

Rob Walters, Three Rivers P.I.

Lou Blouin·June 19, 2015

Yellow School buses

Cleaning the Air, One School Bus at a Time

Julie Grant·May 1, 2015

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