There is a new exhibit at ETSU's Archives of Appalachia that highlights the human and environmental costs of coal mining in ...

The mountain bond runs so deep it survives distance, decades, and outsiders getting it wrong.

Black Lung Disease is a topic and medical condition you hear about often from coal miners. However, the condition, and its ...

This story is part of a series on coal country by NPR's Embedded podcast. Episode audio is below. On May 5, 2016, Donald Trump led a campaign rally in Charleston, W.Va. He put on a hard hat and ...

Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, coal country came out in droves to support Donald Trump, who promised rural America a mining revival. Nine years later, some coal miners are saying they are in ...

Beneath parts of the Appalachian Mountains, thousands of mine shafts still descend deep into the earth. Some of these ...

A mining company with operations in Eastern Kentucky is laying off its workers after a temporary furlough due to unforeseen ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Last year, I moved to Kentucky—not to escape the chaos of California, but to build something better. I wanted to be somewhere people still ...

Mine Safety and Health Administration pick Wayne Palmer will get a committee vote Thursday. Environmental and Appalachian advocacy groups are demanding a full Senate hearing — and not just a vote — to ...

Mason Adams and Roxy Todd explain why tensions between the two Virginias may be driving up costs for some customers.

SHERIDAN, WY, UNITED STATES, February 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A new national-security–focused whitepaper, Unlocking Strategic Rare Earth Elements from Coal ...