An almost 600-acre mountaintop removal coal mine operated by the Justice family was suspended by the West Virginia Department ...

Bluestone Coal Corporation’s Poca surface mine’s mining permit was suspended by the West Virginia Department of Environmental ...

A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to streamline the process for coal mining permits. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., joined U.S. Rep.

In early December, news broke that lawmakers were asked to come to the Capitol for a special session to pass a bill. That ...

Deep from inside the mines. Oliver Anthony is kicking off the new year by releasing a West Virginia coal mine video session.

which commemorates the Monongah Mine Disaster of 1907, but one hasn’t taken place recently. He wants to see one return. Davis is adamant about preserving West Virginia’s coal heritage.

Advocates want federal regulators to shut down what they say is an illegal coal haul road in West Virginia's Monongahela ...

Grove City Historical Society is partnering with Lackawanna County to offer an immersive 360-degree mine tour for future generations.

West Virginia is home to the greatest number of coal miners in the country—14,014 as of 2023—which is roughly one-third of all U.S. coal miners. The aforementioned 42,600 coal mining jobs made ...

(Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate ... Smith, a retired coal miner who spent much of the final years of his career in mine safety, was elected ...