GLYNNEATH (Reuters) - Two decades ago, Britain was shutting collieries and coal miners were staging desperate and sometimes violent strikes in a vain attempt to save their jobs. Now, near-record high ...

Changes have been made to the safety classifications of coal tips in Wales. Regular inspections and checks have been taking place to create an accurate database of where coal tips are and any risk ...

Welsh scientists have mapped the hidden microbes thriving in south Wales’s abandoned coal mines, helping to overcome obstacles to using mine water to heat Britain’s homes. With an estimated ...

The U.K. is repurposing abandoned coal mines into geothermal heating systems, with early projects showing the technology ...