Employees with the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) are again staffing the Coal Workers’ Health ...

On a turf field in Morgantown, West Virginia, last week, mine rescue teams from across the state put their training to use as ...

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued one of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s coal companies notices of ...

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

The DEC doesn’t have to find fault. It doesn’t have to file a lawsuit and convince a judge or jury that a particular energy ...

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., delivers remarks at the 2024 West Virginia Broadband Summit in Charleston, W.Va. on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. (Capito Press photo) We’re making our way ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTRF) — A West Virginia coal miner was killed in a tragic accident on Friday afternoon. Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued the following statement today ...

Coal mining experts, company exhibitors discuss the future of the industry during the 50th annual West Virginia Mining Symposium By Katherine Skeldon March 26, 2024 - 4:48 pm 50th Coal Mining ...

Christopher Finley drowned at Twin State Mining Inc.’s Mine No. 39 in McDowell County, West Virginia, due to safety failures, federal regulators found.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Safety failures at a West Virginia underground coal mine caused the death of a miner last year, federal regulators found.

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 ...

His company is well-aware of the challenges facing West Virginia's coal mining industry. They're a relatively new company and have only been around since 2006, developing their first mine right now.