Alpha Natural Resources, a leading coal supplier in Central Appalachia, reported first half 2018 net income of US$64.6 million, compared with US$23.7 million in the first half of 2017.

Environmental groups seeking to block Vectren Corp. from building a new $900 million natural-gas-fired power plant in Indiana and a related pipeline are flanked by an unlikely ally in the fight: the Hoosier State's powerful coal industry.

This year’s theme of the 250th Anthracite Anniversary encourages visitors to explore the life of a coal miner and their families through reenactors and artifacts from the mining industry.

The money was part of $10 million received by the department to help identify abandoned mine sites that could be reclaimed in order to boost the economy of southwest Virginia.

The U.S. coal power plant fleet has been shrinking for years, with the official tally of coal plants closed exceeding those still open as of late last year.

New legislation to rein in state use of Clean Water Act authorities to block energy projects would restore predictability for natural gas pipeline projects needed to take shale gas to market, affecting thousands of labor jobs.