Fia Backström explores this nexus of environmental degradation, disaster capitalism, and intergenerational poverty through embodied, compassionate, and durational research.

On February 26, 1972, a Buffalo Mining Company impoundment dam collapsed, killing 125 people and leaving thousands homeless.

Sometimes you can’t help but talk about the weather — like when a blizzard rolls through town, bringing with it almost two feet of snow. It’s a time to stay indoors, to turn inward — and not only ...

The courtroom was bursting at its seams, with community members packed into the room and hallways, many expecting to share their concerns about the potential partnership.

A representative from the South Korean government places flowers at a memorial to the Chosei Coal Mine victims, Ube City, Japan, Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: Facebook/ Kizamu Kai An effort to recover ...

Search and rescue personnel have finished recovering the bodies of miners trapped in an informal coal mine after a methane gas explosion.

Mine officials and a labor union say five miners are trapped deep underground at a South African diamond mine after a mudslide.

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia's coal mining association (ICMA) has objected to steep production cuts for 2026 proposed by the government, saying the move could trigger mass layoffs and harm ...

In the rural community of Jangada, in the municipality of ​​Brumadinho in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, the water that supplies local families comes from springs that emerge onsite. In a Youtube video ...

In 1966, a Welsh mining town lived beneath towering coal waste piles deemed stable by authorities. After weeks of rain, one of those tips suddenly collapsed and surged downhill. What it struck became ...

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Indonesian miners have halted spot coal exports after the government proposed deep production cuts, leaving Asian buyers unable to secure supplies from the world ...