CHARLESTON, W. Va.— A legal challenge to a coal hauling permit in the Monongahela National Forest came to a successful close today after the U.S. Forest Service terminated the permit in September and ...

A West Virginia coal miner was killed in a mine accident this week, the state’s governor said.Joey Mitchell Jr. died ...

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — A permit that allowed coal to be hauled in the Monongahela National Forest has been revoked, a move that conservationists say will help preserve threatened species in West ...

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.

WASHINGTON— Conservation groups sued the U.S. Forest Service today for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the harmful effects of coal hauling in the Monongahela National ...

Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A coal truck crash closed part of U.S. 60 for a brief time Tuesday in Kanawha County. Kanawha County dispatchers said a coal truck went off the road and down a hillside ...

On the site of a former steel plant in the heart of coal country last year, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice proudly signed a bill steering state funds toward Form Energy’s plans to construct a new ...