Nonprofit envisions energy transformation in SW Virginia while proponents try to beat back data center scepticism.

tazewell, va. — Coal, the fossil fuel that is still abundantly available in Southwest Virginia, has been a topic of discussion in recent days for local economic development officials. The week began ...

Coal mining is alluring for many in rural West Virginia, not for money alone. GLEN DANIEL, W.Va., April 7, 2010— -- Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at a ...

Southwest Virginia officials say President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at revitalizing the United States’ struggling coal industry will be a boon to the region. This spring, Trump signed the ...

But there remain limits to the president’s power to slow the declining use of coal in the U.S. And while efforts continue to ...

More than 50 people attended a memorial and remembrance service, on Dec. 3, 2025, at the West Virginia State Capitol in ...

The demise of the coal industry left the US Appalachian region in tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water and countless miles of abandoned underground mines. Now entrepreneurs are eyeing the rural ...