A representative from the South Korean government places flowers at a memorial to the Chosei Coal Mine victims, Ube City, Japan, Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: Facebook/ Kizamu Kai An effort to recover ...

A subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notices to its employees at a mine in West Virginia warning of a permanent closure. Mettiki Coal, ...

DAVIS, W.Va. — One of the biggest employers in Tucker County is shutting down. Miners at Mettiki Coal’s Mountain View Mine learned today they are being permanently laid off and the mine is to be ...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the ...

Last Czech hard coal mine shaft closes this month Ends 250 years of coal mining in Ostrava region High costs of deep mining make deep shafts uncompetitive Green transformation, shrinking steel ...

Wilburton marks 100 years since a deadly 1926 coal mine explosion that killed 91 miners, as city leaders and families honor the victims and their legacy. WILBURTON, Okla. - One hundred years ago, an ...

Rare diagnosis sidelines Kanawha County EMT as departments unite to cover medical costs Following a rare diagnosis, local fire departments are coming together to help one of their own.Halle Schafer ...

A memorial in honor of the 12 Sago miners who lost their lives was placed by the historic Covered Bridge in Philippi. Three of the men who died in the accident were from Barbour County. (Photo ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The days of January 2, 3, and 4 in 2006 turned out two of the biggest stories in West Virginia’s history. One of them was euphoric and the other left a long and painful legacy on ...

The Energy Department ordered two coal-burning power plants to remain open, and the Environmental Protection Agency gave utilities more time to tackle toxic coal ash. By Lisa Friedman and Maxine ...

A former coal mine in western Maryland is now generating solar power – and it’s the largest solar farm in the state. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has brought Maryland’s largest solar project ...