Today, most people visiting our public lands are aware of the principles of Leave No Trace. One easy way to remember the 7 ...

The best kayaking in Kentucky actually takes place below the surface, in an underground limestone mine.

What was once a tiny railroad community is now entirely abandoned, leaving behind a haunted tunnel, crumbling graveyard, and ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management recently awarded funding to six new projects that will help communities across Ohio impacted by abandoned ...

A pizza delivery driver in Martins Ferry last night was lured to a phony customer’s house, and when he knocked at the door, ...

In spring 1941, Denmarks ambassador signed a treaty giving the US military access to Greenland to help protect the island from Nazi Germany and contribute to the war effort in Europe. That agreement, ...

Historic coal mining communities could lose hundreds of millions of dollars after a U.S. House bill pulls crucial funding for ...

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The House passed a bill to repurpose $500 million meant for cleaning up coal country’s environmental and safety hazards.

In the shadow of the coal industry, already struggling communities across the U.S. could see long-promised cleanup efforts stalled after lawmakers moved to redirect hundreds of millions of dollars ...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management, funded by the Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization program, is working to restore land affected by mine ...