WILKES-BARRE – Historical preservationists are trying to honor the late Wilkes-Barre woman who saved the first open-air grate used to successfully burn anthracite coal in 1808, a discovery that fueled ...
A Lake Norman woman who developed kidney cancer sued Duke Energy on Wednesday over its disposal of toxic coal ash near and beneath lake-area homes and businesses in the 1990s and 2000s. Tanya Hall ...
She was a fiery lawyer from eastern Kentucky who charged coal companies with discrimination for their refusal to hire women. Her campaign was a success. By Adam Nossiter Betty Jean Hall, a fiery ...