A coal mine where an underground fire on Jan. 13, 2025 prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety ...

Federal regulators have threatened to take over enforcement authority from West Virginia for another coal mine permit in ...

As of 3:32 p.m., the fire at Leer South Mine in Barbour County that started early Monday morning is still burning.

This week on Inside Appalachia, we speak with the author of a new graphic novel about the West Virginia Mine Wars. Also, ...

State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice's family, citing a ...

Advocates want federal regulators to shut down what they say is an illegal coal haul road in West Virginia's Monongahela ...

The Leer South coal mine in Barbour County will remain temporarily sealed after miners were evacuated due to a fire on Jan. 13, according to officials. Core Natural Resources, Inc. announced that it ...

A mining company in West Virginia is facing a lawsuit from conservation groups that claim it has violated federal ...

Core Natural Resources is working to temporarily seal a part of its Leer South coal mine in West Virginia in an effort to extinguish an underground fire. The fire began Monday and all mine workers ...

No one was injured when a coal mine in Barbour County suffered a “combustion-related event” this week. According to a press ...

PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Investigators with the state Office of Miner’s Health, Safety, and Training along with federal regulators ...

A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to streamline the process for coal mining permits.