A sacred Apache site east of Phoenix may soon be turned into a two-mile crater to make way for mining of $150 billion worth ...

When the Trump administration moved to shutt mine safety offices and shutter a program that protects miners from black lung ...

There’s a magical moment that happens when you round the bend on a mountain road in Tucker County and first lay eyes on Thomas, West Virginia – your blood pressure drops about ten points and your grip ...

Many families in Pennsylvania have a similar story: a father, grandfather or great-grandfather who worked in the coal mines.

A U.S. district judge in Arizona has opened the door for the next round of legal wrangling as environmentalists and some ...

Arlie Russell Hochschild is a professor emerita of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of “The Second Shift,” “Strangers in Their Own Land” and, most recently, “Stolen ...

Metallurgical coal, often overshadowed by its thermal counterpart, is experiencing a revival of sorts. Unlike thermal coal, ...

Coal power costs skyrocketed 28% since 2021, as aging plants and fuel get more expensive, forcing consumers to pay billions ...

The employee, who has also served at the Energy Department, will oversee the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and ...