In 1843, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) began to carry small quantities ... It was the beginning of a new era of development for West Virginia. The production of coal from West Virginia's mining ...

Most West Virginians likely believe they have a general understanding of the significance of our coal industry in keeping the lights on for the rest of the country, and the size of its role in ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has released a statement saying a West Virginia man died in a coal mining accident in Boone County.

In 1893, the Kanawha & Michigan Railroad (K&M) completed a line between ... 261 coal mines were operating within a 60-mile radius of Charleston, West Virginia, located in the Kanawha and New River ...

However, coal companies in southern West Virginia, seeking to fulfill their ... Wives and daughters would tear up train track, curse at the new recruits, and generally prevent them from entering ...

As clean energy rises, West Virginia looks past Trump’s embrace of coal to what comes next By Justin Worland/Charleston, W.Va. Photographs by Peter van Agtmael—Magnum Photos for TIME It was a ...

Trump, of course, made support for the coal industry a key part of his campaign, and that was undoubtedly a major reason he carried West Virginia by 45 percentage points. But Justice now admits ...