According to the bureau of labor statistics coal mining remains among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. Coal mining has a ...

Despite the decline in coal production in Kentucky, the state remains heavily dependent on coal to generate electricity. In ...

MORGANTOWN, W.VA. • When Glen Turley, 61, lost his job as a coal company truck driver, he did what many people his age shudder to consider: He went back to school to find a new career. The Quarry ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—With a federal investigation into technically active but nonproducing “zombie” mines set to begin in March, a citizens law group in Kentucky has found production idled at nearly 40% of ...

Kentucky's two largest surface coal mine operators will pay $660,000 to the state because of violations found at labs that test water discharged into streams. In addition, the state is expanding its ...

The Labor Department took an unprecedented step against a Kentucky coal mine Wednesday, asking that a federal judge shut it down immediately to protect the lives of those who work there. In filing for ...