Through a new process that turns coal waste into a material that can power electric cars, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a unique opportunity to return energy-producing jobs to Appalachians who ...

Hannah runs Coalfield Development, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Huntington, focused on rebuilding Southwest ...

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 ...

The demise of the coal industry left the US’ Appalachian region in tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water and countless kilometers of abandoned underground mines. Now entrepreneurs are eyeing the ...

Arch Coal Inc. is shutting or idling four mining complexes in central Appalachia and laying off 750 workers as U.S. coal demand slips to the lowest level in 20 years. Arch, one of the world's five ...

WELCH, W.Va. -- The seams of coal in some of Eddie Asbury's mines in McDowell County are so thin, workers barely can squeeze down them. They enter on carts nearly flat on their backs, the roof of the ...

US coal market prices extended a steady rally in November, with export and domestic benchmarks making gains. Read more here.

Any moron knows there is no such thing as clean coal. Anyone who has seen a photograph of a miner leaving work knows there is no such thing as clean coal. Anyone who has followed an overloaded coal ...

Last year, the federal government issued a new rule requiring self-insured coal mines to prove they can cover 100% of future ...

Nonprofit envisions energy transformation in SW Virginia while proponents try to beat back data center scepticism.