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I was born in Southern West Virginia in a small coal camp called Eunice. It’s where my family still lives, and where I and my fiancé live today. About a mile away from my home is the Brushy Fork Coal ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia regulators have made many changes to ensure massive coal slurry ponds don't fail from the bottom and flood underground mines, but federal officials said ...

For years, the Mount Olivet coal sludge impoundment has loomed over nearby neighborhoods.Now, some residents say their ...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly enacted Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) rules and proposed Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) will significantly impact waste management practices ...

Warrior Met Coal in Tuscaloosa County, one of the leading producers of metallurgical coal in the United States, will pay $250,000 as part of a settlement agreement to fix a coal slurry impoundment and ...

Four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police officer said. People gather during a rescue operation as at least four workers died after ...

At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said. The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command ...