Coal Production

Coal's Cost On Energy Prices, Inside Appalachia

This week, coal power can be expensive. Utilities run coal-fired power plants harder in the winter and summer when demand is high. Also, two films made in West Virginia shot to the top of Netflix’s streaming charts. The state wants to encourage even more movies to be made in West Virginia by helping keep production costs down. And, an Eastern Kentucky pharmacist serves vegan food for the holidays.

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Morrisey Pushes Lawmakers To Build On ‘Trump-Style’ Energy Policy

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is encouraging lawmakers to support legislation that would allow data centers to operate their own microgrids -- and therefore bump coal production across the state.

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Discussing Homelessness And Looking At The Coal Industry, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Huntington's mayor-elect discusses homelessness and we look at the state's coal industry.

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1st W.Va. Miner Is Killed On The Job This Year In Wyoming County

Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was fatally injured while operating an excavator at the CM Energy Operations surface mine, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday.

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