Underground mining also experienced a rise from 20 to 178. This progress follows a 2019 amendment to the Mines Act. The ...

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits on a lethal workplace hazard. Gary Hairston, 71, is a retired coal miner ...

Lisa Emery loves to talk about her "boys." With each word, the respiratory therapist's face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking, and it doesn't take long for that passion to switch to ...

Lawyer Hunter Mullens is representing a retired couple after an explosion at their West Virginia house injured the wife, Kimberly Thomas. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News On Tuesday, ...

The untold story of big money, black lung and doctors for the coal companies. Oct. 29, 2013 — -- For an increasing number of America's coal miners, the sunset on a career spent underground is ...

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach. Denver Brock, in the foreground, with his son Aundra.

It has not been a very good year for the American coal industry, as both exports and price per ton continue to trend downwards, but it’s been even worse for the coal miners themselves. Meanwhile, one ...

Madison, W.Va. - Emory “Curly” Carter sometimes feels like he can’t breathe. Household chores, such as cleaning and gardening, leave him gasping for air, making him feel like he has a “real bad” case ...

After decades of mining coal deep below the mountains of West Virginia, David Bounds now struggles to carry a gallon of milk to the breakfast table without gasping for breath. The black lung disease ...

On average, 50 to 60 miners die in America while they are on the job. April 6, 2010— -- On average, 50 to 60 coal miners die in this country every year while they work. It is such a dangerous job ...