An artificial mountain lies off a gravel road in Conemaugh Township, a rural community on the western edge of Indiana County. Ask a miner what the mass is made of, and they might say “boney” or “gob,” but its government name is a coal refuse disposal area

FutureCoal has announced the formal expansion of its Africa Chapter as governments around the world place renewed emphasis on energy security, industrial competitiveness and domestic resource development.

More cargo and coal will be able to move through the Norfolk harbor now that a $450 million shipping channel widening and deepening has been completed.

Julie McNamara of the Union of Concerned Scientists published a column this week arguing that coal-fired power is expensive and unreliable, and that the Trump administration is doing ratepayers a disservice by supporting it.

What started as an idea in the minds of three or four friends will once again this weekend feature close to 2,000 people paddling kayaks, canoes, and other craft down 13 miles of West Virginia’s Coal River.

Imports of coking coal into China are set to continue growing in 2026.