The tradition of coal mining is crucial to the economy and people of Appalachia, but hundreds of miles of mining land have shut down over the years. That’s why one project is giving a former Mingo ...

For 25 years the Good Neighbor Agreement has offered a framework for citizens and officials of the Stillwater and East ...

Trump administration reverses course on plan to close more than 30 mine safety offices, although two in Kentucky still are ...

We’re evaluating our coal units’ lifespans,” TVA’s new CEO Don Moul said during a recent board meeting. “We continue to ...

James River Coal Co. received federal bankruptcy court approval Thursday to sell its idled McCoy Elkhorn mine complex in eastern Kentucky to initial bidders after no competing offers surfaced.

Eighty-five percent of Musselshell voters backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election. They viewed his victory as a ...

The Lexington Diocese's implementation of Laudato Si' is "one of the most comprehensive and inspiring examples of ecclesial ...

James River Coal, a major producer, is idling several eastern Kentucky mines and laying off 525 full-time workers, blaming continued weak markets. The Richmond-based company is laying off workers ...

American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va, is seen from the town of Poca across the Kanawha River ... the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000.

Ramaco’s new Brook Mine project is on 16,000 acres in Sheridan County, Wyoming, on the western edge of the Powder River ... Kentucky-born son of an energy entrepreneur turned West Virginia coal ...

Supported by By Austyn Gaffney Photographs by Jon Cherry Austyn Gaffney and Jon Cherry visited former coal strip mines and once-flooded river valleys in Eastern Kentucky. The wooden cabinets and ...

A coal company once headed by the governor of West Virginia has failed to fully reclaim a surface mine visible from the highest peak in Kentucky, leaving a large scar in view of a planned tourist ...