Coal mining is one of the most dangerous jobs, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Nearly every day, they face the risk of serious injury from cave-ins or other accidents. Besides ...

US coal miner Peabody Energy has threatened to walk away from a US$3.8 billion deal to buy Anglo American's Australian steelmaking coal assets following a fire at the Moranbah North mine in Queensland ...

US coal miner Peabody Energy has threatened to walk away from a US$3.8 billion deal to buy Anglo American's Australian steelmaking coal assets following a fire at the Moranbah North mine in ...

Coal Miner’s Day 2025: Every year on May 4, Coal Miners’ Day is observed in India to recognise the sacrifices and hard work of the coal miners. The day highlights the crucial role of coal miners in ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...

ABC News' Jay O'Brien spoke with miners in coal country after the Trump administration slashed a federal institute that protected them from the black lung. Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Draws Red ...

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on how cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services have affected coal miners. Putin Allies in Europe Abruptly Fall Ill Ahead of Moscow ...

The tiny town of Benham, Kentucky, was originally built to serve the coal mining industry. Now it's embracing solar energy. Benham, population 500, will soon get an array of solar panels atop the ...

or maybe not even where we worked,” says Jacob Soboroff on the federal workers in West Virginia who are facing termination—despite their vital work keeping coal miners safe. May 1 ...

The Trump administration plans to terminate federal workers focused on preventing and responding to work-related illnesses, including "black lung" disease in coal miners, according to an internal ...

Eric Anderson, a 44-year-old coal miner, voted for Donald Trump to keep West Virginia’s mines humming and applauded the president’s executive orders allowing power plants to burn more coal.