The U.S. war with Iran has slowed coal’s global decline, and U.S. mining companies are positioning themselves for a windfall if the conflict continues to derail oil and gas shipments to Asia.

Coal touches the lives of West Virginians in nearly every part of everyday life.

David Bennett McKinley, P.E., a seventh-generation West Virginian who devoted his life to his state as an engineer, a builder, a legislator, and a United States Congressman, died peacefully at his beloved family home, Willow Glen, in Wheeling, West Virgin

Mining output declined by 1.2 percent in March, and utilities production was down by 2.3 percent.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has reported that real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.6 percent from February 2026 to March 2026.

The Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) released info in regard to CenterPoint allegedly contacting the U.S. Department of Energy to request the department not to re-issue an emergency order forcing CenterPoint to keep coal-fired Culley Unit 2 open.