World Jan 17 Police carry Greta Thunberg, other activists away at German coal mine protest By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press
World Jan 15 Clearance of German village for contested mine expansion said to be near-complete A village in western Germany that is due to be demolished to make way for a coal mine expansion has been cleared of activists, apart from a pair who remained holed up in a tunnel, police said Sunday. By Associated Press
World Jan 14 Greta Thunberg joins climate activists protesting coal mine expansion in Germany Thousands of people demonstrated in persistent rain on Saturday to protest the clearance and demolition of a village in western Germany that is due to make way for the expansion of a coal mine. By Philipp Jenne, Associated Press
World Oct 16 Family mourns coal miner’s death in Turkey, demands punishment for explosion Friday’s explosion at the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise’s (TTK) mine in the Black Sea town of Amasra killed 41 miners and injured 11. By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press
World Oct 14 Death toll rises to 41 in Turkish coal mine blast, dozens rescued An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 22 people, Turkey's health minister announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface. By Mehmet Guzel, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press
Apr 01 Biden infrastructure plan would spend $16 billion to clean up old mines, oil wells By Matthew Daly, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines. Continue reading
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Anger grows as death toll skyrockets from Turkish coal mine collapse By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
May 14 Update: Violent protest erupts as death toll rises to 245 in Turkish coal mine explosion By Joshua Barajas Turkish officials raised the death toll to 245 Wednesday as rescue units continue to search for 120 miners still trapped underground. A coal mine in western Turkey collapsed after a power distribution unit exploded Tuesday. Continue reading
May 13 Watch News Wrap: Hundreds believed trapped in deadly Turkish coal mine disaster By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Turkey killed at least 70 miners, with an unknown number still trapped. In the U.S., two coal miners were killed in West Virginia when the mine… Continue watching
May 14 Watch News Wrap: Thai Troops Crack Down on Anti-Government Protests In other news Friday, violence escalated in the streets of Bangkok as Thai troops fired on anti-government protesters, killing at least eight people and hundreds of people protested in Afghanistan against a NATO strike they believe killed Afghan civilians. Continue watching