West Virginia
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Ranks first in bituminous coal production, with about twenty percent of the nation's total.
Separated from Virginia after Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861; it was granted statehood in 1863, during the Civil War.
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The Department of Energy will grant a further $200m to build new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, the first new plants in the US since 2013.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
He also announced the upgrading of 13 existing coal plants across the country, the construction of two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, and restarting a shuttered coal plant in Maryland.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
When two agencies squabble over who gets to regulate a West Virginia repair shop, the answer isn’t to drag the federal courts into the middle of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Built in 1891, the West Virginia Colored Institute provided hope to many of our state’s Negro citizens as we fought to obtain an education.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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