Paul Hughes started work in coal-burning industry as a teenager in Ohio in the late 1970s. That eventually brought him to ...

About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are located in West Virginia (165) and Kentucky (112). Despite having just 15 mines, Wyoming was the highest-producing coal state due to mechanization.

The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal ...

Wind farm operators in Wyoming and across the nation can now bury decommissioned wind turbine blades and other materials at surface coal mines in the state — a solution of mutual benefit to both ...