After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled to DC to put Trump on notice. Last Tuesday, a small group of retired coal ...

A global mining giant has been totally cleared of all charges over a horror underground incident that resulted in the crush ...

The number of mining fatalities in 2017 already is outpacing last year’s count as of the end of July, according to MSHA. Three separate accidents at different worksites bring the total number to 10 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The nation’s coal mines are nearing a record low mark for on-the-job deaths for the third year in a row and have a chance to keep the number of fatal accidents in single digits ...

The body of Steve Lipscomb, a 38-year-old father and veteran coal miner, who had been trapped underground in the Rolling Thunder Mine in West Virginia for five days, was recovered Thursday morning, ...

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As projections of U.S. electricity demand rise sharply, President Donald Trump is looking to coal – historically a dominant force in the U.S. energy economy – as a key part of the solution. In an ...

“Our deepest sympathies are with the families who have lost their loved ones in this unfortunate tragedy,” Lyngdoh told UCA News on Feb. 12. He also urged the government to take firm measures to ...

Residents question plans to extend the life of a coal mine for 110 years when the power plant it supplies is set to close in ...