When retired coal miner Phillip Johnson bought a small building several years ago, he had someone he knew with a bulldozer haul it to a secluded hollow in the steep mountains above where he’d grown up ...

President Donald Trump and Republicans are seeking a coal revival, but the lone Democrat from coal-producing Kentucky isn't ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A coal company facing fines for water quality violations in eastern Kentucky says it is no longer mining coal in the state, and its financial problems have kept it from resolving ...

Officials have released the names of two workers trapped when a coal mine preparation plant collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky. Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty identified the ...

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution further out of reach. Denver Brock, in the foreground, with his son Aundra.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. LOUISVILLE, Ky. • Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources has sold its mining assets in Harlan County, Ky., to a Georgia company ...

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits ...