Two former coal mining sites in Schuylkill County that suffered heavy environmental damage during those operations decades ago and were then abandoned, will now be restored through two state ...

The following projects received a total of $8.1 million in highly competitive state grant funds: Woodlands for Wildlife — ...

Centralia, Pennsylvania looks like an ordinary abandoned town — except the ground beneath it has been burning since 1962.

Nearly 50 years after it was discovered that an estimated 4,500 barrels filled with toxic waste were dumped and buried on a 650-acre strip mine in northwestern Washington County, federal environmental ...

Nearly 50 years after it was discovered that an estimated 4,500 barrels filled with toxic waste were dumped and buried on a 650-acre strip mine in northwestern Washington County, federal environmental ...

Designated as a Gold-Tier International Dark Sky Park, this spot attracts serious astronomers and casual stargazers from ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s fire commissioner lobbied lawmakers this week to support a new funding initiative toward supporting the commonwealth’s waning volunteer service. Thomas Cook, state fire ...

This abandoned settlement hides an underground inferno that has raged for decades and is predicted to continue burning for centuries to come. Previously a thriving mining community, Centralia was ...

Ten years later in 1979, the fire reached a point of no return. The mayor, John Coddington, who also ran a gas station, discovered during a routine check that the gasoline in his underground tanks was ...

Around 11:30 a.m., crews responded to an underground fire on Pottstown's E. High Street, which led to the discovery of a gas leak. PECO says an underground electric cable issue impacted some of its ...

The fire sparked in an underground gas line in Hillsborough Township, New Jersey, late Wednesday night, according to local police. The incident started around 10 p.m., after crews were called out to ...

Local emergency crews and utility teams remain on the scene of an active underground gas fire that began late Wednesday night near 1243 Millstone River Road. While the fire remains active as of ...