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WVU student Sarah Nelson researches acid mine drainage treatment in Appalachia
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (684+ words) WVU student Sarah Nelson researches acid mine drainage and water quality across Appalachia. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A lifelong connection to West Virginia’s creeks and forests is driving West Virginia University graduate student Sarah Nelson’s research into water quality and acid mine…...
NIOSH cancels free black lung screenings this week in Morgantown
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (244+ words) The black lung screenings scheduled for this week in Morgantown have been canceled. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A free, confidential black lung screening event scheduled for this week in Morgantown has been canceled, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and…...
Ohio National Forest Fracking
1+ week, 3+ day ago (327+ words) WV News FILE - A sign for the Wayne National Forest headquarters is seen in Nelsonville, Ohio, on Aug. 29, 2023. Feds advance plan to open 2,800 acres of Ohioâs Wayne National Forest to fracking The federal government took a major step forward…...
Coal history.jpg | | wvnews.com
1+ week, 6+ day ago (23+ words) Coal history.jpg WV News Exploring the state's coal mining history can be a great way to spend a day on summer vacation....
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine.jpg
1+ week, 6+ day ago (27+ words) WV News Kids and adults alike can get an idea of what coal mining life is like at the Exhibition Coal Mine....
Private $150M investment brings rare earth processing, 250 jobs to Greenbrier County
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (680+ words) West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner helps announce a new business venture in Greenbrier County focused on the development of rare earth minerals. LEWISBURG, W.Va. — A $150 million private investment aimed at launching one of the nation's first commercially viable…...
Coal pile | | wvnews.com
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (22+ words) Coal pile WV News Steel companies in need of mass amounts of coal created subsidiary coal mines to ensure their supply....
Coal cutter underground
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (28+ words) WV News The number of mine jobs was cut over the years as mines became reliant on machinery like the coal cutter pictured here....
West Virginia Miners among 13 killed nationwide as mining fatalities increase in 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (675+ words) Two fatal mining accidents in West Virginia this spring contributed to a nationwide increase in mining deaths, with federal data showing 13 fatalities across the industry so far in 2026. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two mining fatalities that occurred less than 24 hours apart in…...
Abandoned mine workings, mapping failures cited in WV miner’s 2025 death: MSHA Final Report
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (756+ words) SWISS, W.Va. — A failure to properly identify and verify abandoned mine workings led to a fatal inundation at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County that killed a veteran West Virginia miner in November 2025, according to a federal final report…...