Some of the worst tragedies in the nation occurred in West Virginia coal mines. Noted as the worst mining disaster in U.S. history, the Monongah Mine explosion claimed the lives of 362 according ...

Since the release of our 2005 report, Cleaning Up Abandoned Hardrock Mines in the West, the Center of the American West has been working toward a solution to the problems posed by abandoned hardrock ...

State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice’s family, citing a string of ongoing, unaddressed violations. A coal mine in West Virginia ...

Advocates from coal-mining communities are proposing a roadmap to help address and prevent so-called "zombie mines" - abandoned mine ... both in the east and the west." Research shows reclaiming ...

The Biden administration has committed $22 million to reclaim abandoned coal mines in Southwest Virginia, the New River Valley and Central Virginia. The investment, announced last week ...

“There’s almost zero reason to be completely optimistic,” says Ted Boettner, executive director of the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy. “It’s a disservice to coal-mining ...

To meet the growing demand for coal in the early 20th century, West Virginia companies needed more miners. African Americans mixed with European immigrants and native Appalachians in the mines and ...

The country's top mine safety expert was part of a panel that appeared Tuesday afternoon in a Senate hearing about the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S ...

which commemorates the Monongah Mine Disaster of 1907, but one hasn’t taken place recently. He wants to see one return. Davis is adamant about preserving West Virginia’s coal heritage.