The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas.

The money will fund four planning, training and research programs in Alberta and five in Saskatchewan.

Estevan, Sask., is looking at ways to diversify its economy ahead of a wind down in coal mining and power production over the next five years.

U.S. officials are accusing their Canadian counterparts of sitting on damning new data about toxic chemicals from southern B.C. coal mines in water shared by both countries.

Underground coal mining has restarted in Cape Breton, more than 15 years after the fossil fuel was last cut from a rock face beneath the island.

The Republican-controlled Congress on Thursday scrapped Obama-era rules on the environment and guns, counting on a new ally in the White House to help reverse years of what the GOP calls excessive regulation.

A top official, helping to open the new Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton, has resigned after media raised questions regarding his involvement in a U.S. mining disaster.

McGill University faculty and students are calling on the institution to divest its endowment fund of fossil fuel companies and support those with sustainable energy practices.

Turkey is dealing with the worst mining disaster in the country's history -- one that has a long list of deadly accidents.

The mining disaster that killed at least 274 workers in Turkey has underscored the health and safety problems in the country's mining sector. Here's a Q&A that explains some of the biggest problems with mining in Turkey.