Senate Bill 883 was discussed in the House Energy and Public Works Committee on Monday.This bill would give the director of West Virginia's Office of Miners Hea ...

In written testimony submitted earlier this month, West Virginia Coal Association President Chris Hamilton said the fees would have a detrimental impact on West Virginia coal production.

West Virginia coal operators built small, company-owned towns for their miners to live in. The coal towns were almost always unincorporated; there were no elected officials, no independent police ...

Chris Hamilton, senior vice president at the West Virginia Coal Association wrote in an email, “We prefer the bill to be modified to allow for a balance of enforcement, technical support and ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — West Virginia's attorney general warned legislative leaders a lawsuit could be filed if a bill aiming to tax coal transports through Maryland passes the General Assembly ...