West Virginia's Once-Thriving Historic Train Town Is Now A Hidden Gem In The New River Gorge

West Virginia once had a truly bustling train town in the New River Gorge, but the town has since become a hidden gem of a ...
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Abandoned coal mines are still emitting carbon, decades later

Drainage from abandoned coal mines can carry massive loads of carbon dioxide, venting to the air decades or even centuries ...
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3 people are rescued after days in abandoned coal mine in West Virginia

At first, four people were trapped inside. But one of them, Eddie Williams, managed to get out Monday and told the authorities that Kayla Williams, 25, Erica Treadway ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Trump’s push to save the fading coal industry gets a warm embrace in West Virginia

West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant winner Ava Johnson, 16, collects small pieces of coal left behind at the former Kay Moor coal town and camp in the New River Gorge National Park and ...
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West Virginia awarded $140.7 million for abandoned coal mine restoration

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — The U.S. Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has announced that $140.7 million in fiscal year 2025 funding has been awarded to West ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Trump's push to save the fading coal industry gets a warm embrace in West Virginia

West Virginia Coal Festival teen beauty pageant winner Ava Johnson, 16, collects small pieces of coal left behind at the former Kay Moor coal town and camp in the New River Gorge National Park and ...