Virginia Tech scientists have developed a technology that removes water from coal slurry ponds, lowering the amount of toxic waste potentially seeping into the water table and poisoning wells. Mining ...

More than a billion gallons of toxic sludge came crashing into Harriman, Tennessee, in the wee hours of a December morning in 2008. James Schean awoke to a loud clap as wood and glass exploded around ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In parts of eastern Kentucky, the pictures coming out of Hungary of the red sludge that roared from a factory's reservoir, downstream into the Danube River, are all too reminiscent ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In 2013, the first of more than 200 workers who labored to clean up the nation’s worst coal ash spill filed a suit against the contractor, blaming Jacobs Engineering for illnesses ...

Coal-water slurry combustion represents an evolving avenue in energy research, offering a promising alternative to conventional coal combustion by utilising finely milled coal particles dispersed ...

"VALLEY SO LOW: ONE LAWYER'S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE IN THE WAKE OF AMERICA'S GREAT COAL CATASTROPHE" by Jared Sullivan (Knopf, 384 pages, $30). On Dec. 22, 2008, in the East Tennessee town of Kingston, an ...

A coal-slurry spill into a river in Indonesian Borneo has killed hundreds of fish and forced authorities to shut off water lines to households. The slurry came from a waste facility run by coal miner ...

A coalition of nine environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a rule that extends the life of giant pits of toxic coal sludge, risking contamination of nearby water ...

The Trump administration is extending the life of giant pits of toxic coal sludge, a move critics say further risks contamination of nearby water sources. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

In an era where sustainable energy solutions are more critical than ever, a team of researchers from East China University of Science and Technology and Aston University has made significant strides ...