Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
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At Least 100 Illegal Miners Trapped in South African Mine Have Died: Report
The illegal miners have been trapped inside the closed mine for several months. The coal miners were located inside a mine in the North West province of South Africa. The miners trapped in the ...
Adani lines up mega debt deal in litmus test for coal financing
The Indian conglomerate’s Abbot Point business had failed to refinance its maturing debt several times between 2020 and 2023 ...
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Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are ...
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Jimmy Carter and the 1977-78 coal miners strike
His administration’s failure to crush the coal miners’ strike and its subsequent anti-working-class measures, including the appointment of Paul Volcker to the Federal Reserve and drawing up ...