This was the life of a coal miner in Virginia's Appalachia, a story of grit, hardship and resilience between the weight of the mountains. ♪♪ -Black lung is actually a preventable occupational ...

For John Robinson, a retired coal miner who spent his career in the Virginia mines helping to power America into the 21st century, not a moment passes that he isn't feeling the full effects of his ...

Kentucky legislature removes workplace safety standards, passing measures that improve profits at the expense of workers’ ...

Even if every coal operation in central Appalachia closed tomorrow, Dr. Crum said, miners who have taken in enough of the toxic mix of silica and coal dust would need decades of care.

Mining for new opportunities in Appalachia’s coal country. Over the last few decades, American energy companies have decreased their coal production, leaving thousands of miners without jobs.

According to Wolfe, more than 300,000 coal miners have been screened using chest x-rays or breathing tests by the CWHPS since it began in 1969, and it has helped thousands get diagnoses and ...

From days spent whitewater rafting through mountainous rivers and evenings drinking the familiar ice cold sweet tea among the trees, Victoria native Lisa Henry Emery felt at home in West ...

But many in mine country fear that Trump – who won 70 percent of West Virginia’s vote in 2024, with equally strong support among the mining regions across Appalachia – is boosting the coal ...

With more 100 partners already in the program, The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective makes it easy for potential new ...

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell told his colleagues behind closed doors this week that “failure is not an option” when it comes ...

The Trump administration plans to roll back a rule West Virginia environmental advocates have used to report concerns about ...