David McKinley: A Coal Resurgence in Just a Year

What a difference President Donald Trump has made in just 12 months. The restraining yoke of liberal policies instituted under former President Barack Obama has been lifted. This has resulted in 1.5 million jobs being created, pension funds stabilized, record low unemployment rates and our economy has grown at almost double the rate it did […]

With Coal Consumption Down, Production Ticks Up from Some Appalachian Mines

While the United States burned less coal in 2017 than it had in three decades, an uptick in global demand for Appalachia’s metallurgical coal — used in the steelmaking process — helped boost production this past year, according to a new analysis by an economic research firm. Coal production rose 6 percent across the United […]