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

ISHPEMING — The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, which occurred on Nov. 3, 1926, in Ely Township near Ishpeming. The tragedy remains Michigan’s worst mine ...

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 ...

Thirty people so far have been found dead after an explosion at an illegal coal mine on February 5, in the East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, resurfacing concerns over unsafe, unregulated ...

Researchers investigated how crops grown in soils affected by iron mining waste can absorb potentially toxic elements and what that means for food safety in a major Brazilian estuary. Their findings ...

MOVE OVER, Joe Camel. Get lost, Jared Fogle. The newest, grossest, most child-endangering industry mascot is ready for his closeup, courtesy of the Trump administration. Meet “Coalie.” He’s a cartoon ...

Meghalaya's Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma, announced on Thursday that the state government has initiated an inquiry into the deadly coal mine incident in the Thangskai area of East Jaintia Hills ...

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 ...