A former strip mine may not seem to be the most likely place to find wildlife. But a new study from biologists at UVA Wise ...

One night last summer, in the coalfields of Virginia, 3-year-old Jeremy Davidson was crushed to death in his bed by a rock that weighed 1,000 pounds. It had been dislodged by a bulldozer at a ...

Virginia Gov. Mark Warner is expected to sign legislation to strengthen the state's coal-mining regulations. The bill is largely in response to the death of a 3-year-old boy, killed in a strip-mining ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Noah Adams talked about his book Far Appalachia: Following the New River North, published by Delacorte Press. He discusses how the coal industry and ...

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