LEETONIA — The Leetonia Beehive Coke Oven Commission is sponsoring an educational program to promote the park next month. The program, “From the Carboniferous Period to the Anthropocene,” is scheduled ...

Evidence of processing coal in what’s called a “beehive coke oven” in China has been found dating as far back as the fourth century, and the technology involved has not changed much since.

Based on government statistics and satellite images, researchers estimated that approximately 3,500 lung cancer cases in China between 1982 and 2015 could be tied to emissions from beehive coke ovens ...

Morning Journal/Danielle Garner Mayor Kevin Siembida stands on the bridge at Leetonia Beehive Coke Ovens Park with Youngstown State University Professor and Chair of Department of Humanities and ...

The beehive coke ovens in West Blocton in Bibb County have long attracted visitors curious to see the ruins of what was once one of the largest such complexes in Alabama. Saturday’s dedication of the ...