Feature Stories
Trump’s Pledge to Revive Coal Mines Resonates in Coal Country
November 4, 2016
There are few better places to understand how Donald Trump could become U.S. president than McDowell County, whose county seat, Welch, straddles the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River. This corner of Appalachia’s severely depressed coal country has become
Montana Coal Town Fights for Survival
October 28, 2016
In the small city of Colstrip, a one-time “best sports town” in Montana, the football community has become more about political football than the actual sport. The 2,300 residents in Southeast Montana face an uphill battle to keep the city
Clean Coal: A Light in the Coming Energy Void
October 28, 2016
There have been few heroes in this utterly tiresome political silly season. We’re all sick of what Donald Trump is grabbing and what Hillary Clinton is deleting, where Gary Johnson is Aleppo-ing and that Jill Stein even exists. For a
Judge Forces EPA to Count How Many Coal Miners it Forced Out of Work from Regulations
October 28, 2016
A federal judge ruled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must study how many coal industry workers have been laid off due to federal environmental regulations. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey gave EPA two weeks to come up with a
Bill Raney: Morrisey Praised for Defending W.Va. Coal Miners
October 27, 2016
For the last four years, no one has done more to defend our jobs, our industry and our West Virginia way of life than Patrick Morrisey, as our Attorney General. On behalf of our coal industry, our managers and the
Clean Power Plan Relies on Dirty Climate Science
October 27, 2016
Draconian energy regulatory policies are being premised upon tax-funded climate alarmism promulgated by government agencies we are supposed to trust. The latest and arguably most dangerous example is the Obama administration’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” (CPP). CPP enactment is currently
Rival Mining Teams Competed in First Drilling Contest in 1910
October 11, 2016
The early years of lead and zinc mining in the Tri-State Mining District depended on manpower more than machines. Miners took pride in their skills working a hoist, driving a drill and loading record amounts of ore. In July 1910,
San Xavier-area Mine Now a University of Arizona Teaching Lab for Mining Students
October 11, 2016
The San Xavier Mine at Mineral Hill is one of the oldest working mines in the Sierrita Mountains. The geology of the mine site consists of heavy faulting and fissures with a composition of limestone, quartzite and gypsum beds overlain
How Ontario’s Gold Miner McEwen Turned a $1 Million Investment into $3 Billion
September 30, 2016
When Rob McEwen bought the Red Lake Mine back in 1989, he was told that the half-a-century-old Ontario gold source was near the end of its life. Instead, he turned it into one of world’s top-producing mines. Moves like that
International Film Crews Focus on Pennsylvania Miners in New Documentary
September 30, 2016
International interest in the American presidential race has focused its attention squarely on Greene County and the state of coal mining there. Film crews from at least five countries, a PBS team based in New York City and several newspapers
