In 1983, the US government spent $43 million to relocate residents, but some refused to leave. The town's story inspired the 2006 horror film "Silent Hill." Over 60 years ago, Centralia, Pennsylvania, ...
If it sounds like the inspiration for a horror movie, that's because it is. Sometimes referred to as "the real Silent Hill," because it inspired the 1999 video game and 2006 movie, Centralia has ...
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved the expansion of an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. Johnstown-based LCT Energy LP operates the 2,800-acre Rustic ...
Climate activists worry about the high-energy demand for bitcoin mining. A once-dormant power plant is humming with activity outside Pittsburgh as thousands of miners work 24 hours a day. The miners ...
Homer City Generating Station's remaining smokestack, April 3, 2025. The site will be cleared for a natural gas power plant and data center. On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down ...