West Virginia produces and consumes a lot of coal, and it's made electricity there ... NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final ...

He was 86. In 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers. In 2016, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to mandate six weeks of fully ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A two-day show that helps coal mining businesses connect with one another, but also potential customers is in Charleston. The West Virginia Coal Show, put on by SEMCO ...

Coal Rush follows the environmental and social empowerment battle waged by over 500 residents of Mingo County West Virginia The residents are fighting for their right to safe clean fresh drinking ...

"Our concerns are that we are going to safeguard those that are working in West Virginia coal mines," Fehrenbacher said. He said, under this legislation, all necessary training and testing will ...

(Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — A bill passed Thursday by the West Virginia Senate and ... or 36,072 megawatts. Coal-fired generation made up only 13%, 11,939 megawatts.

charleston, w.va. – The West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame, a joint initiative between the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and the West Virginia Coal Association and housed at the WVU Statler ...

A new push by the Trump administration for more coal production is getting mixed reviews in West Virginia, where the majority of electricity is produced by coal and expensive for many residents.

A new push by the Trump administration for more coal production is getting mixed reviews in West Virginia, where the majority of electricity is produced by coal and expensive for many residents.