The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated ...

Nestled in the rolling hills of southern West Virginia, Princeton offers a rare commodity in today’s hyperconnected world – a genuine chance to disconnect from digital chaos and reconnect with what ...

Sean Carlton left a 12-year federal career to build a one-acre working farm by hand in West Virginia. He’s the author of "Exit Farming: Starving the Systems That Farm You," a memoir about rejecting ...

As the Trump administration pushes to expand coal mining, advocates warn that loosening regulations could put miners' health at risk. Justin Hicks of the Appalachia Mid South Newsroom reports.

A federal mine report said the nearly 301,500 tons of coal produced by the colliery in 1873 was “the largest shipment of ...

Its equivalent is Argyll and Bute, in Scotland, with a particular focus on The Gare Loch. Here resides the HM Naval Base ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. For a moment, Jacob Hannah saw an unprecedented opportunity to make Appalachia great ...

A look at the under-the-radar Big South Fork recreation region, an Appalachian region drawing more outdoor visitors and some new residents.

This study examined potential health risks for people living near surface coal mine sites in Central Appalachia, including evaluation of relevant literature on air, water, soil, and ecological impacts ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...