CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal mining officials and product manufacturers say the future of the industry is still looking strong in the Mountain State as new technology and safety innovations, as well as ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

WOLF PEN, W.Va.—Trees line Tina Christian’s driveway, and the rolling mountains of southern West Virginia rise around her yard. Her grandchildren play in the peaceful creek that twists through the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman died Wednesday more than a week after an accident at a southern West Virginia coal mine, Gov. Jim Justice said. Ashley Cogar, 33, of Erbacon, was injured ...

WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. — A coal miner died at a Wyoming County surface mine Thursday morning. According to a statement from the governor’s office, Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was fatally injured while ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – With the prospect of a trade war on the horizon, concerns are looming over how it will impact the ...

In an early scene from the Oscar-winning “Harlan County U.S.A.,” a piece of technology is shown swallowing coal miners by the dozen. One after the other, we see helmeted workers merge their prone ...

The Interior Department issued plans Thursday to throttle future coal mining in the nation’s largest coal-producing region. The Bureau of Land Management proposal would end new federal coal leases in ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Pieces of history on the move to Scranton's McDade Park. These artifacts all came from what's left of the Moffat Coal Breaker, an important part of Lackawanna County's coal ...

The use of hydrocarbon fuels in Bitcoin mining has seen a sharp decline over the past 13 years, with the use of coal energy dropping significantly. The share of coal energy use in Bitcoin (BTC) mining ...