As the Trump administration pushes to expand coal mining, advocates warn that loosening regulations could put miners' health at risk. Justin Hicks of the Appalachia Mid South Newsroom reports.

The body of a coal miner has been found six days after he got trapped underground in complete darkness in a flooded mine. The desperate search for foreman Steven Lipscomb began Saturday in southern ...

These photos document the working conditions, routines, and daily realities of early coal mining communities. Long before modern machinery and safety standards, miners of all ages worked in difficult ...

On June 12th, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced its intentions to roll back federal guidelines to investigate reports of potential ...

From the market listings of two subsidiaries of state-owned CIL to a surge in funding for ambitious coal gasification ...

Gerald Lucas first picked up a No. 4 coal shovel in 1972. For the next 45 years, he worked underground. We’re more than a hundred feet under Beckley, West Virginia, when the lights go out. One minute, ...

We extend our deepest condolences to loved ones of the mineworker tragically killed at Mammoth underground coal mine. Shockwaves from this tragedy are ...

SHENANDOAH — Anne Chaikowsky Skirmantas discussed the origins of Lithuanian Days recently at the Lithuanian Heritage Museum. The 112th Lithuanian Days festival will be held Saturday and Sunday at ...