Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.

The federal government is moving forward with leasing thousands of acres of land in west Alabama for coal mining, a move that will drastically increase coal exports from the state. The move could ...

Metallurgical coal feeds U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh. A surprise beneficiary in the budget mega bill signed by President Donald Trump on July 4 is a type of coal used in the ...

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.

A Colorado mine in Moffat County will close its doors by Jan. 1, 2026, meaning over 130 workers will be without jobs.

Sam Petsonk grew up around southern West Virginia's mining communities, visiting patients with his father, one of the country's first doctors to specialize in Black Lung Disease. "When I was a child, ...