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

Last year, the federal government issued a new rule requiring self-insured coal mines to prove they can cover 100% of future ...

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 ...

South Africa is among the world's top producers of coal, which fires about 80 percent of the country’s electricity.

Earlier this year, West Virginia-based reporter Margie Mason set out to show how the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Institute for ...

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

In one of Morocco's impoverished coal towns, illegal miners continue to risk their lives to make ends meet. In an exclusive ...

OAK HILL, West Virginia (Reuters) - Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a home with his wife ...

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 ...

These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

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 ...

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 ...