Coal

Appalachian Power Still Has Too Much Coal, And It's Costly

Appalachian Power continues to have high inventories of coal at its West Virginia plants, and that’s costing the company and electricity customers. The company asked the Public Service Commission on T...

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Journalist Calls On Congress To Be Better Friends Of Coal Miners

Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams talks with Leann Ray, editor-in-chief of West Virginia Watch, a nonprofit outlet that covers news in the state. She recently published an op-ed that wraps in several of President Trump's federal actions regarding coal. 

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Coal And Coal Miners, Inside Appalachia

This week, some politicians and coal companies call themselves friends of coal, but one journalist says they don’t seem to be friends of coal miners. Also, what not to do if you get poison ivy. And, pepperoni rolls were a staple in the coal mines. But public schools might be why they caught on.

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