Many mines shut down in the ’80s and ’90s, and while environmental issues remain, using these sites to create new energy brings a sense of continuity.” But the shift isn’t without challenges.

The study examined terrestrial water storage in China. Researchers uncover surprising side effect of shutting down coal mines — here's what you need to know first appeared on The Cool Down.

Disused coal mines could be refashioned to place vast fields of solar panels, a new report suggests, providing an unlikely solution to a common obstacle to uptake of the green energy source.

Mining went down to that elevation, and so we've got to dig all the way down to that coal, coal seam, excavate it, cool it, and then put it back in the ground," said Graves.

Dr. Crum, a Kentucky native, was well aware of the trends. Before attending medical school, he had worked at his family’s mine as a teenager until the coal reserves ran out.

China is developing enough new mines to produce 1.28 billion metric tons of coal each year, said the report by U.S.-based Global Energy Monitor (GEM) which included large mines with at least 1 ...