With the defeat of Don Blankenship, establishment Republicans had a good night. But they also have some cause for concern.

Don Blankenship is one of the most hated men in West Virginia. Thanks to the president, he could be the state's next senator.

Coal ash ponds are contaminating groundwater across the country, but the consequences are unclear because the government doesn't monitor them.

With the legislature blocking a pay raise, protesters are demanding more from the state’s dominant industries.

A climate-denying coal lobbyist is close to becoming the agency's deputy administrator. Why aren't Senate Democrats sounding the alarm?

The legislation is a boon to fossil fuel companies not only because of what it includes, but what it doesn't.

The Trump administration has successfully convinced West Virginians that they'll never have to give up on coal.

The EPA's first (and perhaps only) public hearing on repealing climate change regulations is taking place in "Trump Digs Coal" country.

By loosening environmental regulations, Trump risks making a serious public-health hazard critical.

Despite challenges, liberal organizers in western Virginia are hopeful for the future.

The agency fudged the numbers to prove Obama's signature climate regulation wasn't worth the cost and still came up short.

Democrats from the Mountain State are a peculiar breed, conservative and beholden to coal operators. Richard Ojeda hopes to change that.

With the industry in its death throes, the administration is seizing on an old, toxic myth.