During the Biden administration, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration created a safety rule long-sought by black ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—With a federal investigation into technically active but nonproducing “zombie” mines set to begin in March, a citizens law group in Kentucky has found production idled at nearly 40% of ...

Portal 31 mine in Lynch, Kentucky is one of few Kentucky mines that have been repurposed into an engine of economic activity. Meredith Perkins In 1948, over 75,000 Kentuckians worked in coal mines.

The Labor Department took an unprecedented step against a coal mine on Wednesday, claiming that persistently dangerous conditions at Freedom... Labor Dept. Asks Court To Close Massey Mine In Ky. The ...

David "Bud" Morris celebrates his son Landen's first Christmas in 2005. Five days later, Bud died after a mine owner, the only mine emergency technician on duty, failed to render aid after Bud was ...

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

Arch Coal has removed an asset from its portfolio. The company announced that it has sold its Hazard unit to privately held Blackhawk Mining for $26.3 million in cash. The subsidiary's core asset is ...