G rowing up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer. Instead, he now spends his days underground, swinging a pickaxe against rock ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for ...

A new federal rule aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica dust, a leading cause of black lung disease, has been put on delay until August. (Getty Images) As President Donald Trump signed ...

Former miner Dave Drury, who started work at Welbeck Colliery in Mansfield when he was 16, watched the Budget at his pub, the ...

The untold story of big money, black lung and doctors for the coal companies. Oct. 29, 2013 — -- For an increasing number of America's coal miners, the sunset on a career spent underground is ...

DRENNEN, W.Va. — A preliminary report from the federal Mine Safety Health and Administration says Nicholas County coal miner ...

Two miners were killed after a landslide collapsed a coal mine near Quetta, prompting authorities to seal the site and launch ...

Don Blankenship says companies justified in fighting black lung cases. April 8, 2014 — -- The former boss of one of the nation’s largest coal companies, who was known for his iron-fisted control ...

President Donald Trump hosted a group of coal miners for a signing ceremony at the White House, where he extolled “clean, beautiful coal.” On Tuesday, the president signed executive orders intended to ...

Lisa Emery loves to talk about her "boys." With each word, the respiratory therapist's face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn't take long for that passion to switch to ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State leaders reacted Thursday to the news of the death of coal miner Steve Lipscomb.