She saw many safety improvements over the years, and always felt grateful that she could call the local Mine Safety and ...

"All we have to do is reimagine them for today’s energy technology." Energy companies launch bold new project on former coal ...

DOGE terminated leases for more mine safety offices in Kentucky than any other state, a move advocates say comes at the expense of miners' health.

This led some mines to hire more workers and prevented ... At the same time, the most accessible—and therefore ­cheapest—coal reserves in Appalachia are mostly mined out.

The coal miners were a diverse group of men who came from farms in Appalachia, Eastern Europe, and the American South to begin work in the coalfields of West Virginia, where mines were opened in ...