By 2050, entire counties across Appalachia face the loss of nearly half their populations in what demographers describe as an accelerating demographic ...

Activism / After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice. Kim Kelly Last Tuesday, a small ...

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A ...

During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black ...

The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always been entangled in coal country.

Coal miners, their family members, and union representatives rallied outside of the US Department of Labor’s headquarters in ...

In a rally outside the U.S. Department of Labor, miners and their advocates stressed the need to limit silica exposure and ...

Miners, their supporters and medical experts rallied in Washington, calling on the Trump administration to enforce black lung ...

This Appalachian coal miner dramatically defied the odds. Anyone thirsty for a hopeful story of unfettered profitability, even in the face of incredibly daunting challenges, may wish to take a fresh ...

Cawood was unafraid to challenge the region’s powerful coal industry as an attorney and one-term state legislator.