Mining is an important part of American history, but not one that many people get to explore in person. This spot in Kentucky ...

From "Coal Town" to "Cool Town," this West Virginia city is working to revitalize itself into a top destination for ...

The coal industry once provided more than half of U.S. electricity production. But it has been in steep decline for decades ...

President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at boosting coal are getting a warm embrace in West Virginia. But there's ...

U.S. President Donald Trump signed orders to allow more coal mining on federal land and to ease environmental regulations ...

American Electric Power’s John Amos coal-fired plant in Winfield, W.Va, is seen from the town of Poca across ... land damaged by strip mining, and reclaim abandoned and damaged mine lands.

But as she makes her way along overgrown railroad tracks near the abandoned Kay Moor mine in the New River Gorge ... structures at the former Kay Moor coal town and camp in the New River Gorge ...

But as she makes her way along overgrown railroad tracks near the abandoned Kay Moor mine in the New River Gorge ... explores the ruins of the former Kay Moor coal town and camp in the New River ...