The closure of a coal processing plant in western Pennsylvania nearly a decade ago has been linked to a dramatic drop in emergency room visits among children with asthma, new research on the health ...

For decades, the Huber Breaker towered over Pennsylvania’s coal region as one of the most advanced coal processing plants in the world. Built in 1939, the massive structure could process thousands of ...

A new study by NYU Langone Health researchers found that the shutdown of a significant fossil fuel pollution source near Pittsburgh, PA, resulted in immediate improvements in respiratory health. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The closure of a coal plant in Pittsburgh was tied to a drop in air pollution and a decrease in emergency ...

Sept. 11, 2003 — A new hydrogen gasification process which is modeled after a coal gasification process has been issued a patent pending. Using gasification technologies, hydrogen can cost around 20 ...

The closure in January 2016 of one of Pittsburgh's biggest coal-processing plants led to immediate and lasting declines in emissions of fossil fuel-related air pollutants. These in turn were linked to ...