Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing ...

Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...

State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice’s family, citing a string of ongoing, unaddressed violations. A coal mine in West Virginia ...

“Candy darters are already on the precipice of extinction, and they can’t take any more harm from coal mining ... Gauley River. Several streams that feed into Gauley River — including the Cherry River ...

A century ago, Mother Jones faced bullets and long odds in her quest to better the lives of coal laborers working in New River Gorge and other West Virginia mines. Union organizers told Mother Jones ...

Coal hauling has already resulted in harmful sediments reaching the darter’s critical habitat. In March and April of 2022, the mining ... the Cherry River watershed forever,” said Olivia Miller, ...