In the 1800s, gold, silver and copper booms lured miners and immigrants looking for a better life. Though the mines ...

A landscape painter and a ceramic artist from Missoula set up north of Warm Springs last summer for a residency. The art's on ...

The ACLU of Iowa has sent letters to city councils in five communities, asking councilmembers to update their city codes and ...

(AP) — Former ranch hand Pat Thiele has spent years fighting a losing battle against a massive coal mine creeping underground ... vehicle emissions rules Iowa governor rejects GOP bill to ...

In 1924, coal mining in America was at its peak, employing over 860,000 miners. Today, employment numbers are slightly over 40,000. Want more proof that the industry is on the decline? Just take a ...

Department of Justice Gives Trump Go-Ahead to Eliminate National Monuments Developers Propose More Than 100 New Gas Power Plants in Texas As an Eastern Iowa Quarry ... a major coal mine expansion ...

So we call it beautiful clean coal.” As he spoke, a West Virginia woman was fighting for life after methane from a gassy coal mine likely seeped ... Kimberly Thomas. Photo courtesy of Arles ...

The program has been championed by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig. “When we successfully reclaim these abandoned coal mine sites, we are not only improving water quality and bolstering ...

An analysis of groundwater monitoring near coal plants in Iowa shows elevated levels of toxic heavy metals and pollutants. Environmental groups say the long term effects on groundwater are another ...