Federal authorities have again threatened to take over mine permit violation enforcement from the West Virginia Department of ...

The Senate’s top leadership position was open because Craig Blair, who has held the position since 2021, was defeated in the ...

The U.S. was rocked violently by union organizing during the rise of industry as workers fought for increased wages and ...

A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to streamline the process for coal mining permits. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., joined U.S. Rep.

Bluestone Coal Corporation’s Poca surface mine’s mining permit was suspended by the West Virginia Department of Environmental ...

QUNNIMONT, W.Va. — There's no shortage of interesting things to see in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in West ...

Northern Appalachian Coal Mining Heritage Association President ... Davis is adamant about preserving West Virginia’s coal heritage. “We’ve been able to get so far because of the coal ...

West Virginia is home to the greatest number of coal miners in the country—14,014 as of 2023—which is roughly one-third of all U.S. coal miners. The aforementioned 42,600 coal mining jobs made ...

A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that seeks to streamline the process for coal mining permits.