More than 200 coal miners in Wyoming County have been laid off as of Friday, August 1, 2025, after a verifiable source ...

The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday took steps to increase recovery of critical minerals, used in everything from ...

New coal mining capacity fell to a 10-year low in 2024, but future projects especially in major producer China still risk ...

In the US, coal usage surged by 12% in the first half of the year, driven by rising electricity needs, the IEA found.

As President Donald Trump exercised his executive power to push for increased mine production, one of his administration’s ...

The U.S. Interior Department is taking steps to recover above-ground critical minerals from existing and abandoned mine waste ...

President Trump digs coal, even as the source of energy is falling out of favor in favor of cleaner sources of power.

Coal employment nationally peaked in the 1920s when there were about 900,000 miners. It was at about 350,000 in 1950 and has declined steadily since 1980.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Less than five years after an explosion fueled by excess coal dust killed 29 men deep inside a West Virginia underground mine, the nation s coal mines are on pace for an all-time low ...

Coal mining is alluring for many in rural West Virginia, not for money alone. GLEN DANIEL, W.Va., April 7, 2010— -- Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at ...

West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000. About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are located in West Virginia (165) and Kentucky (112).