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

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

Instead of closing coal plants, we can’t possibly afford to lose this essential capacity already connected to the grid.

The Kanawha Coal Field is the name used to describe a coal-producing section of West Virginia that includes the following counties, in whole or in part: Kanawha, Putnam, Mason, Clay, Boone, Lincoln, ...

The coal-producing areas of West Virginia have been traditionally defined as fields, each field corresponding to a given geographical location or region of the state. Our readers should note that a ...

The country's top mine safety expert was part of a panel that appeared Tuesday afternoon in a Senate hearing about the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S ...

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 ...

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

In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...

President Donald Trump’s promise to go all in on fossil fuels includes praise for coal, a reliable but polluting energy ...

The demand-surpassing production of metallurgical coal, in spite of the availability of environment-friendly alternatives for ...