SWISS — Emergency responders have made at least three dive attempts to reach a miner trapped deep inside a flooded Nicholas County coal mine, authorities said. A mining crew hit an unknown pocket of ...

Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to “reinvigorate” American coal, the industry isn’t gaining much steam. The Department of Interior offered up thousands of acres for coal mining on public ...

When Xiaojun “Tom” Wang returns to his hometown in Shanxi Province, he finds cracked roads, collapsing hillsides, and a family graveyard that must be moved — all victims of relentless coal mining. In ...

Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power and FirstEnergy each filed long-term plans required by West Virginia statute on Oct. 1 outlining how they plan to meet their captive ratepayers’ needs over the next ...

HULUNBUIR, China (AP) — China is the world’s largest coal producer and consumer. In 2024, the country produced more than 470 million metric tons of coal, accounting for 52.6% of the world’s total.