coal

A new 270-acre solar installation in western Kentucky sits atop an old coal ash containment site. It's a step toward a more diverse portfolio for the country's largest energy provider.

The cost to generate electricity from coal has increased faster than the rate of inflation, a new report found.

Hundreds of people worked at the mine that had millions of tons of coal.

The utility provider operates a coal plant in western Kentucky.

Thirty-four offices responsible for overseeing and enforcing mine safety laws are off the chopping block.

New coal mine safety requirements from the Mine Safety and Health Administration were supposed to take effect this month until a federal court blocked the rollout.

President Donald Trump offered to cut coal plants a break on a significant air pollution rule.

President Donald Trump's executive orders aimed at boosting coal are getting a warm embrace in West Virginia. But there's plenty of skepticism, too.

It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community gathered over the weekend to remember those who lost their lives in one of the worst mining accidents of the past half century.

With President Donald Trump back in office, fossil fuels are again at the forefront of the nation’s energy policy. Trump posted on social media this week calling for more energy production with "beautiful, clean coal," prompting interactions from West Virginia’s governor and senior senator. But those ambitions are far from certain, even in the nation’s most coal-reliant state.