CAMERON, W.Va. — A hearing took place Tuesday night at Cameron High School by the West Virginia DEP to discuss dam safety and longwall mining issues for residents in the area. "Is it worth somebody's ...

Kathy Love, director of the Alabama Surface Mining Commission, listens during a discussion highlighting the consequences of longwall coal mining at Oak Grove High School. (Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—When Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited two Warrior Met coal mines in central Alabama last week, he said he was emphasizing the administration’s commitment to “clean, ...

OAK GROVE, Ala.—Lisa Lindsay was surprised. For months, she had waited for federal authorities to do something—anything—to mitigate the risks of the longwall coal mine expanding beneath her home.