Hundreds of abandoned coal mines across the Appalachian region continue to pose environmental and economic risks, prompting ...

In this Oct. 16, 2014 photo, fog hovers over a mountaintop as a cut out of a coal miner stands at a memorial to local miners killed on the job in Cumberland, Ky. For over a century, life in Central ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Last year, I moved to Kentucky—not to escape the chaos of California, but to build something better. I wanted to be somewhere people still ...

For the past 20 years, coal operators have been removing the tops off peaks and ridges and plugging up streams in the Appalachian Mountains, one of the world’s oldest ranges, allowing them to mine ...

Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and ...

The West Virginia Republican Party hold a news conference to praise the Trump administration's investment in coal at the state Capitol in Charleston, West Virginia on Oct. 6, 2025. (Photo courtesy of ...

Technological innovations that displace demand for local producers can hurt finances for households in the same area. Demand for Appalachian coal declined precipitously between 2011 and 2018 following ...

This study examined potential health risks for people living near surface coal mine sites in Central Appalachia, including evaluation of relevant literature on air, water, soil, and ecological impacts ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Following layoffs at Morgantown’s NIOSH location this week, organizations are speaking out to let the public know of the effects it will have in different industries, ...