[imgbelt img=CoalWasheryWindmill.jpg]Declining coal production is hurting Appalachia’s economy, which was already in rough shape. Scholars are looking at Wales, which lost its coal economy in the 1980 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “We had no idea before we moved here that we were living downstream from an old lead mine,” recalled Elizabeth, ...

IT is a small country village admired for its postcard views, but beneath the dark waters of the river that runs through its ...

Its earliest records date from 1690 and its remediation work goes on for decades, but the pressing issue on the day Lisa Pinney talks about the renaming of the UK's Coal Authority is coal tip safety ...

For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

Like other countries in Europe during the 19th Century, Wales felt the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Rapid increases in population and harsh working conditions in manufacturing and coal mining ...

Catching up on previous seasons of The Crown before diving into season five? If you're in search of information about the real life Aberfan disaster, read on for our story from 2019: On October 21, ...

Explore a fascinating piece of Welsh history, as author and historian Norena Shopland discusses her book Women in Welsh Coal Mining: Tip Girls at Work in a Men’s ...

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