Long dismissed as a relic of a bygone era, coal is back -- with a vengeance. Coal is one of the nation's biggest and most influential industries -- Big Coal pro

Examines the danger behind Pres. George W. Bush¿s assertion that coal is America¿s ¿economic destiny.¿ Despite a devastating, century-long legacy that has c

A guide to the historical coal towns of the Big Sandy River Valley that provides brief histories of each town, descriptions of the buildings and structures that