Hopes that Donald Trump's executive orders will revive the coal industry have been tempered by the administration's cuts to ...

The coal industry once provided more than half of U.S. electricity production. But it has been in steep decline for decades ...

A decades-old program operated by NIOSH to detect lung disease in coal miners is one of the federal programs that have been ...

The president’s voters in West Virginia like his championing of the industry yet worry about possible curbs in mine inspections and the end of a black-lung tracking program.

Coal, the fossil fuel that is still abundantly available in Southwest Virginia, has been a topic of discussion in recent days for local economic development officials. The week began with the Virginia ...

A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

OAK HILL, West Virginia ... by the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health called Part 90 meant he was relocated from underground ...

The U.S. coal ... in West Virginia (165) and Kentucky (112). Despite having just 15 mines, Wyoming was the highest-producing coal state due to mechanization and more accessible coal. Mining ...