Coal ash removal bill clears first Virginia Senate committee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill requiring the disposal of coal ash stored in Dominion Energy ponds across Virginia has cleared its first General Assembly committee. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports
Coal ash removal bill clears first Virginia Senate committee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bill requiring the disposal of coal ash stored in Dominion Energy ponds across Virginia has cleared its first General Assembly
Kentucky underground coal miner killed by shuttle car
MIDDLESBORO, Ky. (AP) — An underground shuttle car has struck and killed a 56-year-old coal miner in Kentucky. Jeffery Norman Sloan, of Clifton, Tennessee, was
Virginia coal exports rose in 2018, but future uncertain
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The three coal terminals in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region saw double-digit increases in exports last year, but a global economy
Fed agency says Kentucky had 1 coal-mining death in 2018
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration says coal-mining related deaths have reached a record low in Kentucky where a single
Kentucky governor asks TVA not to close coal-fired unit
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin is asking the Tennessee Valley Authority not to close the remaining coal-fired unit at its Paradise electricity
Cleanup continues after tugboat crashes into KY bridge, dumping barges of coal
A section of the Ohio River has been re-opened after a tugboat crashed into a bridge, spilling tons of coal into the water.
13 killed in Czech coal mine
A methane explosion at a state-run coal mine in the Czech Republic killed 13 miners Friday.
Mine rescuers honored by Gov. Jim Justice
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) New details emerged Wednesday in the mine rescue effort that saved the lives of three people. During a ceremony in Charleston, Gov.
Coal Country Christmas in McDowell County
Almost 400 McDowell County children celebrated Christmas a few weeks early on Thursday.
UPDATE: Search ends for missing West Virginia man in abandoned coal mine
The search for a missing man inside an abandoned coal mine has ended.
Bluestone Resources to hire 290
Bluestone Resources announces its intention to hire 290 additional workers at coal mines in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.
West Virginia coal-fired power plant won’t close as previously planned
FirstEnergy says a West Virginia coal-fired power plant won’t close at the beginning of next year after all.
UPDATE: Pinnacle mine officially closed
PINEVILLE, W.Va. (WVVA) Wyoming County’s biggest mine and largest private employer has officially closed. According to miners, the Pinnacle Mine in Pineville has been locked
Man dies in coal mining accident
A man has died after an accident this morning at the Surface Coal Mine in Greenbrier County. The West Virginia Department of Commerce says Roger
WVVA WEATHER AUTHORITY
Snow showers Sunday & wind chills -15 to -30 Sunday night
(WVVA) Arctic air will continue to surge into the area Sunday, causing more snow showers and dangerously cold wind chills
