The winner of this year’s West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant walks among the ruins of a community abandoned 70 ...

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a home with his wife Stephanie and hunt and fish in his spare ...

A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

Coal, the fossil fuel that is still abundantly available in Southwest Virginia, has been a topic of discussion in recent days for local economic development officials. The week began with the Virginia ...

President Donald Trump took to the White House podium to boost one of his favorite energy sources. “We’re ending Joe Biden’s ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to boost the U.S. coal industry, outlining steps to protect coal-fired power plants and expedite leases for coal mining on U ...

The troubled Callide C coal plant has suffered another major incident – described as an “explosion” or a “blast” – that will take one 420 megawatt (MW) unit offline for at least two ...

Clinker formation is common in coal-fired power stations," they said. "CS Energy has clinker management tools and practices in place to regularly detach clinkers from furnace tubes, so they can ...

The majority of U.S. coal production comes from Wyoming and West Virginia. Coal plants produce particulate matter that are associated with an increased risk of death (AP) In addition to health ...