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

"Our concerns are that we are going to safeguard those that are working in West Virginia coal mines," Fehrenbacher said. He said, under this legislation, all necessary training and testing will ...

Here's what officials in West Virginia had to say following President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at boosting coal, ...

Trump wants to see coal in a more prominent role to fulfil the nation’s power needs by shoring up the nation’s electric power grid. Flanked by coal miners, many from West Virginia, Trump ...

It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community ...

Federal agencies are now instructed to push coal leasing on federal land. The United Mine Workers of America, along with and West Virginia officials, are supportive of the order aimed at ...

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 located in West Virginia (165) and Kentucky (112). Despite having ...

By Brad Plumer and Mira Rojanasakul Reporting from Washington President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders Tuesday aimed at expanding the mining ... West Virginia and other coal-producing ...

Government staffing cuts have gutted a small U.S. health agency that aims to protect workers. That’s drawing rebukes from ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOAY)- "Pound for pound, coal is the single most reliable, durable, secure, and powerful form of energy," ...