Opened in the late fall of 1874 to support the coal mining industry of the Broad Top and the ironmaking diligence of southern ...

The ghost town of Thurmond, West Virginia, offers a glimpse back in time to a former Appalachian coal and railroad hub.

Trump officials are heralding a potential new coal plant in Alaska, but the project faces mounting opposition and tricky data ...

Some 260 miles apart, the fortunes of two Western towns in America’s heartland rose with the coal plants that nurtured their economies and powered their regions. But now change is coming. The coal ...

A historic rail trail in the South Cumberland region of Tennessee is now one step closer to becoming a scenic, multi-use ...

Girardville’s nearly 200-year history reads like a rollercoaster of ups and downs in the Schuylkill County anthracite region.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Bureau of Land Management is considering allowing access to 177 million tons of coal for ...