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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Harlan County is the heart of eastern Kentucky's coal region. Scott Olson/Getty Images In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will ...

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

OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — 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. Death and tragedy are woven into history, ...

Over the past year, President Trump has championed coal mines. He signed an executive order to, quote, "reinvigorate America's beautiful, clean coal industry." The order aims to increase production, ...

Annotation AS A FUNCTION OF ITS CORPORATE DUTIES, the Consolidation Coal Company, one of the largest coal-mining operations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century, had ...

The 2025 report marks the second annual comprehensive study and represents a signi cant expansion in geographic coverage, survey frequency and measurement technologies. The results con rm, once again, ...