The grapes grow in lush land in northern France that is a former slag heap, the place where the waste from coal mines was dumped. The land is steeply sloped, making it difficult to use modern ...

A piece of lush land in Northern France is a former slag heap and is the place where the waste from coal mines was dumped. This past summer brought on a heatwave in France that scorched the land ...

Many families in Pennsylvania have a similar story: a father, grandfather or great-grandfather who worked in the coal mines.

Each January, Luzerne County honors its past with Anthracite Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the profound impact of anthracite coal mining ... hills, slag heaps and abandoned mine shafts ...