Through a new process that turns coal waste into a material that can power electric cars, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a unique opportunity to return energy-producing jobs to Appalachians who ...

While Illinois phases out coal, clean energy jobs hold promise—both for displaced coal workers, and those harmed by the fossil fuel economy. Matt Reuscher, left, became a solar electrician after being ...

As a major proponent of global warming, Donald Trump apparently thinks it benefits him to be perceived as a savior of jobs in the coal industry. This is likely not because he can do much to protect ...

OAK HILL, West Virginia (Reuters) - Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years old, pulling a six-figure salary that allowed him to buy a home with his wife ...

The loudest of those three voices belongs to environmental activists like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who regularly leads anti-coal protests. “A dirty, deadly fuel that is neither cheap nor clean,” Kennedy ...

The Environmental Protection Agency won’t be following a Thursday federal appeals court decision that said the agency did not have to account for coal job losses in implementing its regulations. Trump ...

NORTON, Va. - 3,000 people applied for coal mining jobs through Professional Contracting in Norton, Virginia. Many people are calling fraud on the promised positions. We sat down with the president of ...

FEATURING: Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer, Lead Economist, Social Protection & Jobs Global Practice, World Bank; Rachel Perks, Senior Mining Specialist, Energy & Extractives Global Practice, World Bank; ...

Call off the last rites: the coal industry in the United States isn't quite on death's door. New data suggests that the industry has seen some recent growth — thanks in part to laws mandating cleaner ...

During the harshest winters of the mid-20th century, keeping cities running was a real challenge. Before modern technology, ...