and the American South to begin work in the coalfields of West Virginia, where mines were opened in remote areas that often lacked existing towns. Coal companies established towns and imposed a ...

West Virginia coal operators built small, company-owned towns for their miners to live in. The coal towns were almost always unincorporated; there were no elected officials, no independent police ...

Trump, of course, made support for the coal industry a key part of his campaign, and that was undoubtedly a major reason he carried West Virginia by 45 percentage points. But Justice now admits ...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A helicopter hovers over the Gee family farm, the noisy rattle echoing inside their home in this rural part of West Virginia. It’s holding surveyors who are eyeing space ...

The president of West Virginia Coal Association believes the announced ... up there,” Hamilton said on WAJR’s “Talk of the Town.” “So, we really hope they’ll reconsider this major ...

(The Center Square) – West Virginia continues to push other states to protect its coal industry. Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is urging Maryland House and Senate leaders to table a bill that ...

West Virginia also played a pivotal role in the Industrial Revolution with the development of bituminous coal, a cheaper alternative to wood. Located in the Appalachian region, West Virginia has ...