A collaborative effort involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC), its Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe Development, and ENGIE is set to revitalize 17 former coal mining sites across ...

A new study shows that rates for black lung disease in Appalachia are surging. At the same time, the Trump administration is putting regulations that could reduce miners’ exposure to the dust ...

BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) — A reclaimed coal mine in Bell County is getting a second chance as a 12,000-acre wildlife preserve. At Boone’s Ridge, David Leford’s vision for the future begins with a ...

US coal producer Alliance Resource Partners further reduced its sales guidance for 2025 primarily because of mining setbacks and elevated production costs at some Appalachian operations. The company, ...

W e are headed down into the coal mine, sixteen of us huddled tight in the cage. The walls of the mine shaft peek through diamond-shaped holes in a metal grate. We zoom past steel wall supports, pipes ...

Corrections and Clarifications: This story previously misstated the role of Jim Mesterharm in Walter Energy's restructuring. The crushing forces prevailing against the U.S. coal industry have ...

US power plants received more Powder River basin (PRB) and Northern Appalachian coal last quarter than they had a year earlier as they worked to meet great-than-expected coal-fired generating demand.

The physical isolation of Appalachian hollows created a culture of radical self-reliance that still defines how mountain communities relate to one another today. Generations of shared economic ...