As American energy companies decrease their coal production, many wonder what comes next for the communities left behind.

Core Natural Resources will idle operations at its Itmann mine in West Virginia in August, citing weaker than expected market conditions and economic forces affecting the industry and mine.

The Exhibition Coal Mine and Youth Museum announced on Thursday its West Virginia Day Celebration set for Friday, June 20.

With the return of State University’s Mining Engineering Technology degree program, local officials are now hoping to play a larger role in the resurgence of coal. That was the message that Dr. Darrin ...

About a fifth of the coal miners in Central Appalachia have black lung. And from 1970 to 2016, more than 75,000 died. Nationally, a 2023 NIOSH study found that coal miners are twice as likely to die ...

It was 162 years ago today when the nation first learned that “Mountaineers are Always Free.” Since then, West Virginians have worked hard to make their mark on bettering themselves and their beloved ...

The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.

Federal officials have released a final report on the investigation of a miner death that occurred earlier this year in ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday the availability of $130 million in funding for fiscal year 2025 ...

There were few signs in recent months that Core Natural Resources would shut down a southern West Virginia coal mine, leaving ...

President Donald Trump vowed to revive coal. The industry continues to see layoffs and bankruptcies. President Donald Trump’s ...

A WARN notice was filed with WorkForce West Virginia on Tuesday for a “mass layoff” at Itmann Mining Company LP, the third in ...