In the Mine Wars that erupted in southern West Virginia over the first two decades ... in remote areas that often lacked existing towns. Coal companies established towns and imposed a system ...

One former Washington coal mining town saw a 12% increase ... called Centralia a potential model for coal towns in Appalachia. “West Virginia, a major producer of coal and natural gas, should ...

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

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The City of Beckley’s annual Coal Town Christmas is back this coming weekend at the Exhibition Coal Mine. Leslie Gray Baker, director of the Beckley Parks and Recreation ...

I am white, and come from a small, rural, coal mining town in West Virginia. Mingo County is one of the places reporters from papers like the Washington Post have targeted for opinion polls, a place ...

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. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., joined U.S. Rep.

In the Mine Wars that erupted in southern West Virginia over the first two decades ... in remote areas that often lacked existing towns. Coal companies established towns and imposed a system ...