A telling statistic is productivity. About a quarter of a million miners worked in the American coal mining industry in 1980. That number has dwindled to 43,000 as of this spring, yet total coal ...

It was dirty and dangerous, but coal mining also cultivated pride, companionship, and art, writes Richard Smyth. Could communities living alongside wind turbines or solar panels embrace their own ...

The president said he's using the Defense Production Act to "turbocharge" coal mining in America. Mr. Trump also said his administration is working through the legalities of making it harder for ...