Three miners have died at the Pattiki mine since 2000 and several others have been seriously injured. Will the furlough of half of MSHA's staff lead to a slowdown in accident investigations? Following ...

The mines where one mine worker was left dead Nov. 6, 2025 and another has been the target of an underground rescue mission ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently announced that 10 mine operators from around the country have received letters putting them on notice that each has ...

The coal miner, missing since Nov. 8, 2025, following a flooding incident in the Rolling Thunder coal mine near Swiss in ...

The 7:37 a.m. recovery of Steve Lipscomb’s body at the Rolling Thunder Mine in the Swiss area of Nicholas County on Nov. 13, ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Brian Sanson, the new president of the United Mine Workers of America, about the Trump administration's impact on the coal industry and the future of the union.

: Nov. 9, 2025 7:45 p.m. Local, state, and federal agencies continue working around the clock with Alpha Metallurgical ...

UPDATE (12:42 p.m. Sunday) — Governor Patrick Morrisey is calling all West Virginians to pray for the coal miner unaccounted ...

D RENNEN, W.Va. — Emergency crews continue search and rescue efforts at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County, where ...

SWISS, W.Va. — A third dive team entered the Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County Sunday night in hopes of locating a ...

Jennifer Lee Broadhurst receives funding from various sources for research purposes, but none that have vested interest in the outcomes of this work. Brett Cohen receives funding from various ...

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. It is released from natural sources (like wetlands) and human activities (coal mining, and oil and gas production). It is also emitted by agriculture (especially ...