Randy Smith, a 64-year-old retired coal miner, is in line to be the next president of the West Virginia Senate ... worked the past nine years in coal mine safety after spending 22 years ...

The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, has issued a report finding the operator of the Arch ...

(WCHS) — A retired coal miner has been nominated to be the next president of the West Virginia Senate ... Industry and Mining Committee. The 64-year-old Republican currently represents a ...

The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology.

It also commemorates the deadliest mining disaster in America's history which occurred in 1907 in West Virginia where more than 300 coal miners were killed in an explosion.

WVU undergraduate student Jacob Horner (left) and masters students Amelia Echard and Paubla Gallego test augmented reality systems designed to provide safety trainings to coal miners. Augmented ...

“Right now the U.S. graduates fewer than 200 mining engineers per year,” she said. “Our current demand is for something like ...

So I think it’s time for the Friends of Coal Bowl again.” West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez ... "Gibby is a great friend of mine. Was a great staff member, and we're still very dear ...

A new final rule was issued by the federal Department of Labor last week that will require coal operators ... t do that now,” ...

Clean coal? These folks in Rawl, West Virginia can tell you there's no such thing. Their water is now unusable because of contamination caused by mountaintop removal. Photo by Vivian Stockman.