Wellmore Energy Co. a metallurgical coal mining company, is again planning to lay off workers in Buchanan County.

For the past 250 years, people have mined coal industrially in Pennsylvania, U.S.. By 1830, the city of Pittsburgh was using ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry. Trump issued executive orders this month to allow ...

(WCYB) — December 6 is National Miners Day which recognizes the men and women that help provide vital products for our country. According to Virginia Energy, in 2023 nearly 11 million tons of coal ...

The Nature's Wonderland ecotourism site on an abandoned mine land that is now home to Elk and has several trails throughout. (Photo by Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Southwest Virginia has been ...

Southwest Virginia officials say President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at revitalizing the United States’ struggling coal industry will be a boon to the region. This spring, Trump signed the ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

India has over 500 officially identified abandoned coal mines. Many of these old pits, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ...

A bit of good news: There was some water to drink in the region of West Virginia where a chemical leak from a company in the coal industry polluted the water supply. The water was bottled, and brought ...