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

A longtime state lawmaker in Kentucky has announced that she is switching parties. State Sen. Robin Webb said Friday that she ...

MSHA is an agency under the Department of Labor that’s tasked with ensuring the safety and miners through regulations, inspections and education. The groups Appalachian Voices and the ...

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prays each morning with his fellow miners before going underground for a long shift. In the coalfields of Appalachian West Virginia, everyone hopes the mine will keep giving up its coal to pay ...

With the support of a burdensome oxygen machine, Robinson joined a handful of other retired Central Appalachian miners to sit down with ABC News' Jay O'Brien in the heart of coal country.

Proximity was one consideration when the Appalachian Trail Landscape Partnership decided to host its 10th annual summit meeting this year at Hotel Roanoke, officials said. Another reason to ...

Taken together, these moves threaten to bring more disease and death to coal-dependent communities across Appalachia, miners and advocates say. They come despite Donald Trump’s recent executive ...

for the Appalachian Finance Hub Summit, held downtown at the Energy Innovation Center. The event brought together elected leaders, investors, developers, businesses, universities, labor training ...