The seven Mine Safety and Health Administration offices once scheduled to be shuttered include: Madisonville, Barbourville, ...

President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about ...

After public outcry, the General Services Administration has reversed its decision to close down more than 30 U.S. Mine ...

A list of the 31 coal mine fatalities so far this year ... Feb. 16: One killed in rock fall near Hazard, Ky. Feb. 17: One killed in accident in Maryland. March 29: One killed after ...

In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal ... s miners have worked without adequate protection from silica dust despite it being a known health hazard for ...

In October 2024, for instance, MSHA inspectors issued a $5,000 fine to the Corsa subsidiary operating the Casselman mine for allowing coal dust to accumulate, creating a fire or explosion hazard ...

Kentucky is signaling its priorities by shedding unnecessary regulations that hold back the coal industry, opening up pathways for coal-fired plants and mining in the Commonwealth and greater ...

Locations include Barbourville, Prestonsburg, Harlan, Hazard, Beaver Dam and ... We only have 2,545 coal miners left in Eastern Kentucky, after the war on coal decimated the industry in Central ...

HAZARD, Ky. — Michael Deaton had been keeping ... and was still working as dusk approached. At one point, a coal miner she didn’t know stopped to ask if he could help and ended up carrying ...

New homes in Blue Sky, a subdivision built on a former coal strip mine in Hazard, Ky. As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of ...