A new study shows that rates for black lung disease in Appalachia are surging. At the same time, the Trump administration is ...

W e are headed down into the coal mine, sixteen of us huddled tight in the cage. The walls of the mine shaft peek through diamond-shaped holes in a metal grate. We zoom past steel wall supports, pipes ...

Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return to the dark days of coal mining. She finds evidence in a stack of more than 150 funeral programs, all for ...

President Donald Trump has vowed to return America’s declining coal industry to its glory days. But the only real revival of trying to put this polluting fuel back at its peak is its ability to ...

A 1991–2024 observational surveillance study of 30,319 US underground coal miners linked continuous miner operator and roof ...

Gerald Lucas first picked up a No. 4 coal shovel in 1972. For the next 45 years, he worked underground. We’re more than a hundred feet under Beckley, West Virginia, when the lights go out. One minute, ...

BOB WHITE, W.Va. -- With a boost from President Bush, central Appalachia's mountaintop coal miners are finally embracing the future again, flagging more of this state's ancient summits for blasting ...

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 ...

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man ...

It’s now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Like many miners with advanced black lung disease, Tim Balthis looks healthy, sitting here with his wife Fran Balthis on their ...