Steep paths zigzag through the pine and silver birch trees that smother the slopes of a vast slag heap looming over Murcki, a ...

The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.

In a time when renewable energy dominates headlines, coal still quietly powers homes, hospitals, and businesses across parts of North Dakota and Minnesota, and much of that energy starts in the ...

Over 100 federal employees who screen coal miners for black lung disease and research other respiratory disease who had been terminated as part of sweeping government layoffs have had their jobs ...

The grid operators that draw power from the plants said they never asked for them to remain open, and consumers may have to ...

A 380 MW unit of an ageing Victoria coal plant will be out of action for at least two weeks, after an air duct collapsed during routine maintenance.

In the 1980s, retrenched workers sometimes set up worker co-operatives to regain control. Now the model is making a comeback in green manufacturing ...

Many families in Pennsylvania have a similar story: a father, grandfather or great-grandfather who worked in the coal mines.

At Pipestem Resort State Park, the annual Black Lung Conference kicked off Wednesday—bringing together those on the front ...

President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about ...

Wyoming County officials said they'll be on pins and needles for the next 60 days to see if threatened layoffs for 200 miners and coal preparation plant workers ...

Coal Association President Chris Hamilton said increased competition, falling prices, and low demand are all coming at the ...