A panel of West Virginia lawmakers has approved legislation that could cost the state millions to extend its history of ...

There were few signs in recent months that Core Natural Resources would shut down a southern West Virginia coal mine, leaving more than 200 workers looking for a job. In its 2024 annual report, Core ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John E. Amos Power Plant, seen in June 2013, is a coal-fired plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of ...

Chris Hamilton, president and CEO of the West Virginia Coal Association, was appointed to the National Coal Council by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also ...

The body of a coal miner has been found six days after he got trapped underground in complete darkness in a flooded mine. The desperate search for foreman Steven Lipscomb began Saturday in southern ...

DRENNEN, W.Va. (AP) — Emergency responders were hoping to use an underwater drone Sunday to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded West Virginia coal mine, authorities said. A mining crew hit an ...

Across coal country, the same toxic sludge and rust-colored water that once symbolized the end of an industry is starting to ...