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By Taylor Sisk KFF Health News In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him ...
An interview with "Holler" author Denali Sai Nalamalapu on storytelling, fossil fuels, and the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
The MSHA field offices are located near areas of heavy mining operations and closing would make the inspectors’ access more difficult due to increased travel time. The inspections are congressionally ...
Appalachia and coal miner advocacy groups celebrated that dozens of MSHA offices that were scheduled to close will now remain open.
The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine ...
The Trump administration is dropping DOGE's plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health ...
In the heart of Appalachia, where coal mining has shaped both the land and the lives of its people, a movement is taking root ...
As President Trump pledges to revive “beautiful” coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But ...
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BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - The Appalachian Artist Association is gearing up for their annual showcase in Bluefield. On June 4 the association will hold an artists’ reception to kick off the ...
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“You are suffocating. And that’s what’s going to kill you.” That’s the bleak reality facing Virginia coal miners, retired miner John Robinson told ABC News, as he opened up about work ...