The U. S. is opening its first new Wyoming coal mine in decades to extract both coal and critical rare earth metals, inching ...

In a statement, the Department of the Interior said it granted approval for Hurricane Creek Mining LLC to mine coal on Bryson ...

Trump likes to make an aesthetic case for fossil fuels. See how coal, oil and gas projects compare to solar and wind.

Wyoming's first new coal mine in 50 years is said to be opening soon but it won't rely on the fossil fuel to make money ...

In 1924, coal mining in America was at its peak, employing over 860,000 miners. Today, employment numbers are slightly over 40,000. Want more proof that the industry is on the decline? Just take a ...

Waste material from Signal Peak Energy’s Bull Mountains coal mine is seen along a rural road, on May 21, 2025, near Roundup, Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) ...

Deep cuts Miners have long faced grave health threats. Between 1900 and 1960, cave-ins, explosions, other disasters and mining accidents killed nearly 100,000 coal miners on the job.

"They want to be energy producers." Former coal towns make stunning decision after their local mines shut down: 'They know that it can't be coal moving forward' first appeared on The Cool Down.

In West Virginia, where 7 in 10 voters supported Trump last year and coal mines employed about 14,000 workers in 2023, the delay in new silica standards and worries about mine safety programs are ...

Many mines shut down in the ’80s and ’90s, and while environmental issues remain, using these sites to create new energy brings a sense of continuity.” But the shift isn’t without challenges.