The coal mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company were some of the largest employers of convict laborers. Coal mines were dangerous for all workers. Collapsing mines, suffocation ...

This week, US president Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to revive “America’s beautiful, clean coal industry” such that it can power the rise in electricity demand from ...

President Donald Trump is looking to give coal a lift with executive orders he inked on Tuesday. In one of the executive orders, the president instructed the National Energy Dominance Council’s ...

I wanted to be somewhere people still believed in work, community, and country. You feel that spirit in the coal towns etched into the hills of Appalachian Kentucky. Places where people don’t ...

“Well, we knew that the black uniforms were on the table, and then Matt gave us the go ahead to go explore a coal theme, which made it exciting and intimidating at the same time because I know ...

Coal may be "cleaner than ever," but it's still not "clean" energy, experts say. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to expand the mining and use of coal in the U.S ...

The “Coal Rush” theme for West Virginia’s football game against Iowa State in Morgantown was exciting and unique to see. Traditionally, Milan Puskar Stadium is filled with old gold and blue.

The supposed energy transition from fossil fuels to a suite of government-supported alternatives like wind and solar has always seemed more of a marketing campaign than reality. It’s a ...