At the beginning of this century Kentucky and other states that relied on burning coal for electricity enjoyed an economic ...

It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community ...

Federal inspectors conducted more than 300 safety inspections at coal mines in Harlan County over a recent 14 month-period, ...

Last year, 31 people died in mining accidents, according to the agency’s data. Even after accounting for coal’s steady ...

New federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to silica dust — a leading cause of black lung disease — is being delayed ...

Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, calls a recommendation by the Trump administration to close three dozen ...

“If we have a disaster and they closed down ... operations in West Virginia and Kentucky, which have nearly half of the nation’s coal mines. Under the second Trump administration, the impact ...

the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws. The proposals for MSHA are “idiotic,” Stewart said, and would give coal companies “the green light to do as they please.” ...