Search results
Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJoe Manchin’s impending departure from the U.S. Senate marks the end of an era for West Virginia's...
West Virginia governor vetoes bill expanding renewable energy to protect coal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWest Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) on Tuesday vetoed a measure that would raise the allowable size...
Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 14 years later
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMONTCOAL, WV (WVNS) — One of the most notable things associated with West Virginia is coal mining,...
West Virginia training program restores hope for jobless coal miners
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMingo County, West Virginia — In West Virginia's hollers, deep in Appalachia, jobless coal miners...
West Branch grad excels in mining industry
Gannett via AOL· 6 months agoA former West Branch valedictorian is excelling in a industry dominated by men. Amy Burt McBrayer, 34, a 2008 graduate of West Branch High School, is a...
Clock ticking for plan to keep West Virginia coal plant open
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoMore than 500,000 homes and businesses in West Virginia would see their electricity bills increase...
Unmarked graves, an 'ugly history': W.Va. weighs mine safety
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe forgotten burial ground is overrun by four-wheel tire tracks near a path strewn with discarded...
West Virginia bets on hydrogen in gamble to save coal plant
Politico via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA little-known company that enjoys the backing of West Virginia’s top political leaders is in talks to turn one of the state’s largest coal plants into a clean energy behemoth. Omnis Global ...
Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These are 5 of the deadliest
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the...
Coal industry ‘shocked and disheartened’ by Manchin climate deal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe West Virginia Coal Association and several other state-based coal industry groups on Wednesday...
