In his quest to amass rare earth minerals, he’s pressed Ukraine for mining rights and, lately, is eyeing a massive public ...

West Virginia coal miners know a thing or two about fighting to get what they deserve. In 1921, coal miners fought and died ...

There has been a resurgence of black lung disease, also known as Coal Worker’s Pneumoconiosis (CWP), in recent years among miners in the central Appalachian coalfields. Long considered an affliction ...

Judy Riffe, president of the Wyoming County Black Lung Association, left, and Gary Hairston, president of the Fayette County Black Lung Association and the National Black Lung Association, second from ...

Last year, the federal government issued a new rule requiring self-insured coal mines to prove they can cover 100% of future black lung disease costs. Two Democrats say they’ve heard the Trump ...

A new federal rule aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica dust, a leading cause of black lung disease, has been put on delay until August. (Getty Images) As President Donald Trump signed ...

MATEWAN, WV — Coal. It's been powering homes for hundreds of years. While many want to reduce the use of fossil fuels, coal use is actually up around 22% nationwide, the first increase in seven years.

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 ...

OAK HILL, W.Va. — Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations. Death and tragedy are woven into history, but ...

As black lung rates rise among workers — including those in their 30s and 40s — forced to dig through more rock filled with deadly silica to reach the remaining thin coal seams, some sick retired coal ...

Judy Riffe, president of the Wyoming County Black Lung Association, left, and Gary Hairston, president of the Fayette County Black Lung Association and the National Black Lung Association, second from ...

Judy Riffe, president of the Wyoming County Black Lung Association, left, and Gary Hairston, president of the Fayette County Black Lung Association and the National Black Lung Association, second from ...