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In West Virginia, Trump’s cuts complicate hopes for a coal revival
Hopes that Donald Trump's executive orders will revive the coal industry have been tempered by the administration's cuts to ...
Trump’s push to save the fading coal industry gets a warm embrace in West Virginia
President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at boosting coal are getting a warm embrace in West Virginia. But there's ...
Methane leak that severely burned West Virginia woman in flash fire highlights hidden dangers of coal mining
A Taylor County, West Virginia woman suffered severe burns after an early morning explosion at her home in Thornton on ...
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A push for more coal has some in West Virginia worried about electricity prices
President Trump has not been shy about it - he wants the U.S. to use more coal ... West is an army veteran who lives in Beckley, in southern West Virginia's coalfield. She used to work in the ...
West Virginia river named one of the nation’s most endangered in the United States due to pollution threats from coal mining
The Gauley River in West Virginia has been named one of the 10 most endangered rivers in the U.S. for 2025 due to pollution ...