Climate change is not just changing our atmosphere, it is changing the fabric of many rural towns nationwide. As the United States has moved to renewable sources of energy, it has strained the coal ...

Long before skyscrapers dominated America's skyline, the country was rife with rough and remote mining towns that were built ...

Communities in Colorado that once relied on coal are exploring a bold new chapter — one that could keep their towns powered and their economies thriving. Former coal towns are now eyeing an ...

One former Washington coal mining town saw a 12% increase in employment — twice the national average — when it invested in energy-efficiency initiatives following the departure of the coal industry.

Through executive orders, Congress, and a loyalist cabinet, the Trump administration has delivered big for enclaves of coal ...

In the Mine Wars that erupted in southern West Virginia over the first two decades of the 20th century, coal miners and coal companies in West Virginia clashed in a series of brutal conflicts over ...