It has become obvious that the Trump administration as well as Republicans in Ohio and West Virginia no longer believe their ...

West Virginia produces 28% of U.S. coal exports ... But Hamilton said extending the lifetime of existing coal plants could help a state that once shipped coal to 165 coal plants, a figure now ...

In his second term, President Donald Trump has pledged to reinvigorate the coal industry. But as Trump promises to bring back high-paying jobs by lifting Obama- and Biden-era regulations, rescue aging ...

save coal-fired power plants from retirement and reopen closed ones. Chris Hamilton is president of the West Virginia Coal Association. He wants the state to double its coal production to a level ...

Raby reported from Charleston, West Virginia. This story was first published April 27, 2025. It was updated April 28, 2025, to correct that FirstEnergy plans to replace coal-fired power plants ...

West Virginia, the nation’s second-largest coal producer, has lost 56% of its coal mining jobs since 2009 as power plants pivoted toward renewable energy sources. In 2023, only 14,014 coal ...

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power have announced a $71.6 million fuel cost rate increase effective Sept. 1, 2025 following ...

Coal-fired plants, such as the John E. Amos Power Plant near Winfield, cost more to operate than most other power sources.

Residents fight to keep a power plant and sprawling data center out of their scenic corner of Appalachia—despite a new state ...