As detainments and deportations cause many travellers to turn away from America, Annabel Grossman journeyed deep into the ...

These towns were tightly controlled by the ... historic site offering visitors a glimpse into the coal mining heritage of the Appalachian region. Designated as a national historic landmark ...

I knew that [the coal miners] were poisoning the towns around me ... So why isn't it easier to turn the page on coal mining in areas like Appalachia? The phenomenon is a lot like battered-wife ...

The Bituminous Coal Queen pageant, an event that is held every year in the tiny southwestern Pennsylvania town of Carmichaels ... aspects of coal mining and culture in Appalachia crystallizes ...

Tourism has saved many a waning mining town elsewhere ... including the coal industry. The story of Appalachia has taken unfortunate turns. Coal may be on its last chapter, but the tale of ...

Those conditions are likely to make it harder for many towns to recover ... link between flood risk and mining damage means coal country flooding is more than an Appalachian issue.

Cumberland, Benham and Lynch were once thriving coal mining towns, basking in the steel ... casting a golden hue over the surrounding Appalachian mountains, and highlighting the delicate pink ...