Coal was once America’s largest source of electricity generation, but it has been on the decline for more than a decade. The U.S. produced 578 million short tons of coal in 2023, less than half ...

A coal miner’s daughter turned filmmaker profiles a region’s relationship with fossil fuel and presents a eulogy for a way of life. Listen to this article · 1:55 min Learn more.

He’s proud of being a coal miner. But he doesn’t want anyone else to face his fate – or the myriad other dangers miners confront on the job.

Loretta Lynn’s Tribute “Coal Miner’s Daughter’ aired on Sunday, Oct. at 7 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live stream.

Coal miner Micheal McGuire rushed from his job still covered in soot so that he could be with his 3-year-old son at his first Kentucky basketball game.

She said her son now works as a coal miner, despite the dangers he grew up hearing about. Advertisement “My husband had 30 years in the coal mines and my son has 12 years underground,” she said.