coal mining

On this West Virginia Morning, the state of Wyoming has been the number one coal producer for years, with West Virginia in second. But the industry in the Big Sky state is struggling. We chat with Wyoming Public Media reporter Cooper McKim about it.

Wyoming traditionally has more coal production than West Virginia. But like the Mountain State, coal production in “Big Wyoming” has been on the decline for more than a decade.

A proposed wildlife center got a $12 million federal grant after promising to bring millions of dollars and thousands of tourists to eastern Kentucky. Four years later, residents are still waiting for the jobs they were promised.

On this West Virginia Morning, we remember two people who strove to make a difference in Appalachia – musician Elaine Purkey and former coal miner Charles…

The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum reopened Sept. 3 in a new location in Matewan, West Virginia featuring more detailed and researched exhibits about…

Kentucky-based coal company Rhino Resource Partners LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, joining a growing list of Ohio Valley coal producers seeking financial restructuring as the U.S. coal industry continues to struggle.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection heard from the public Wednesday over whether it should allow coal mining to resume at a strip…

On a blistering August afternoon in Cumberland, Kentucky, David Pratt, Jr. stood in the middle of a two-lane highway, holding a sign that read “COAL…

What is the human impact of a failure to prioritize workplace safety? In this episode, which we originally aired in 2019, we’ll hear how weak regulatory…

"You seen that one with the tombstone up there?" seven-year-old Timothy Easterling asks, looking toward the grass just uphill from his home. "That's my…