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How To Calculate Cubic Yards Mulch Per Square Feet

Here you will find a calculator to help you determine how much mulch you need to cover an area.

16 Invasive Species Sold at Garden Centers You Should Never Buy

These 16 invasive species of plants are commonly sold at garden centers - beware of them and DO NOT buy them from your garden store!

Top 10 Plants You Can't Kill

Tough as nails, but they're pretty, too. Turn your black thumb into a green thumb with our picks for the top 10 plants you can't kill.

The 10 Worst Invasive Plants to Watch Out for in Your Region

10 Tips on How to Water Your Container Gardens

Proper watering plants growing in containers is trickier than you think—learn about the right potting soil, the right containers to use, and the right technique.

Why Fall Is The Best Time To Plant Shrubs and Trees

This article explains why fall is one of the best seasons to plant shrubs and trees.

Five More Things You Need to Know About Coal Ash

Five things that the 60 Minutes investigation on coal ash didn't tell you.

Coal Chute Door: Should a Coal Chute Be Sealed?

When water is infiltrating a cellar through a coal chute is it better to seal the chute or install a hatch?

Don’t let coal decline stop reclamation

Abundant natural gas supplies, along with greater efficiency and declining costs for renewable fuels, continue to disrupt the coal industry. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. coal production declined to 900 million tons in 2015

Save expiring benefits for retired coal miners and their families.

I worked underground in a Kentucky coal mine for 23 years to have health care for my family. Now, coal companies and Congress are breaking their promise to miners like me and we're losing the health insurance our families need.My name is John Leach. My wife, Rhonda, and I live in Beaver Dam, Kentucky....

Concrete makers look to import coal ash

As Duke Energy ships coal ash across the Piedmont to dump it in a former clay mine, Charlotte’s largest concrete producer is negotiating to buy ash in Asia.

Is Coal Key To Keeping The Lights On?

New environmental regulations likely mean a shift away from coal to renewables and natural gas. But some say a significant reduction in coal-generated electricity would threaten this nation with brownouts and blackouts. Inside Energy investigates that claim.

'Hands free' coal mining to revolutionise industry

CSIRO engineers develop a world-first flameproof 3D laser scanning device that can see things our eyes cannot by transmitting a full panoramic view of an underground coal mine.

What Germany’s Effort to Leave Coal Behind Can Teach the U.S.

The German government agreed to a commitment to transition away from the fossil fuel for environmental reasons. But the obstacles are steep.

Citric acid can be used to extract rare earth metals from coal ash

The method, if widely adopted, could turn coal ash from an environmental pariah into a commercially viable product, researcher says.

From Digging Coal to Digging Potatoes: One Miner Tries his Hand at Farming

by Angie Mullins Shane Lucas has found what he loves to do. Now he hopes to make a living at it. When he was laid off from the coal mine after 17 years and had to take a lower-paying highway constr…

Two Cascades plants closing

Facilities in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties are shutting down in the next few months.