Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it’s safe for anyone to work in the industry right now. The ...

On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.

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

Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, ...

Here’s what officials in West Virginia had to say following President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at boosting coal, as well as a statement from one of the organizations that ...

The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of ...

Voices From Coal Country Say Closures of MSHA Offices Will Endanger Mine Safety CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to ...

Coal mining in West Virginia, meanwhile, spent the ensuing years in a political fight that Republicans largely won. As a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton was slammed for saying that ...

Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000. About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are ...