The Battle of Blair Mountain wasn't just a labor dispute gone wrong. It was the moment the federal government deployed troops ...

How many coal miners were harmed and it didn't know it, during the recent Trump administration-led shutdown at the National ...

Matt Cooper, a Colorado native and father of three who worked in the coal mining industry for decades, shifted to a much more eco-friendly career after learning the coal plant would close by the end ...

Trump directed federal agencies to lift Obama-era limits on coal mining, leasing, and exports. He instructed the Interior ...

After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice. Last Tuesday, a small group of retired coal ...

Trump administration officials vowed to keep US coal power plants operating, casting it as an imperative to meet surging ...

New EPA Proposal Would Strip States’ and Tribes’ Authority to Block Oil and Gas Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged ...

Miners, their supporters and medical experts rallied in Washington, calling on the Trump administration to enforce black lung protections. Outside of the Department of Labor on Tuesday morning, ...

Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, coal country came out in droves to support Donald Trump, who promised rural America a mining revival. Nine years later, some coal miners are saying they are in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Coal miners, their family members, and union representatives rallied outside of the ...