Peabody Coal

After Congress extended the deadline for retired union coal workers and their families on the brink of losing their health insurance for four months, the…

The country's two largest coal mines are each laying off roughly 15 percent of their employees. Peabody Energy and Arch Coal both announced the layoffs...

Updated 12:49 p.m., Feb. 11 with Peabody Energy's earnings report - St. Louis-based Peabody Energy is still speaking with creditors and is open to more…

The coal industry continues to adjust to economic realities. Peabody Energy has announced a deal to sell assets in Colorado and New Mexico, while Arch…

Nicholas Curry's sleeping arrangement has changed a bit over the last couple of days.Curry, a junior at Washington University, has been camping out in a…

Robert H. Quenon wanted to become a coal mining manager like his father and his father’s three brothers.“I was counseled by them that if management was my…

More than a thousand United Mine Workers of America members were back in St. Louis on Monday, the latest in a series of protests against Peabody Energy…

Our Maria Altman had a story on NPR's Morning Edition this morning about the many effects of Patriot Coal's bankruptcy. In fact, the story continues, with…

On Monday, the top official with a national miners' union says bankrupt Patriot Coal's bid to cut retiree health care benefits, while seeking millions of…

St. Louis-based Patriot Coal Corp. has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to modify collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America,…