Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that ...

Safety advocates are bemoaning the delay of new safety standards to protect coal miners from deadly dust exposure.

A sign sits along the railroad tracks where unemployed Blackjewel coal miners are manning a blockade of the rail line that leads to their old mine on August 22, 2019 in Cumberland, Kentucky.

From Europe to North America, an energy revolution is breathing new life into empty, long-forgotten coal mine shafts—by repurposing them into places to store renewable energy. Using “gravity ...

Stephen Fields, 55, was killed January 29, 2025 when a large rock fell from a highwall and landed on the cab of his drilling machine at the Twilight Surface Mine operated by Lexington Coal Company.

Over the past decade, it has seen a 27% reduction in total staff, including 30% of enforcement staff in general and 50% of enforcement staff for coal mines, the law center said.Coal facts and ...

Reasons to be Cheerful explains how "gravity batteries" are giving former mines a second life—while offering an economic and ...