HOLMES MILL, Ky. — An explosion in an eastern Kentucky coal mine killed five miners Saturday, Gov. Ernie Fletcher said. A sixth miner was able to walk away from the blast and out of the mine on his ...

This year marks a decade of the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program, or AMLER, and Kentucky has received ...

Some lawyers and safety advocates foresee silicosis litigation by workers in engineered-stone fabrication shops becoming the ...

With Oakland’s legal defenses exhausted, a coalition is strategizing a new way to stop construction of a coal export terminal ...

One of several Republican candidates seeking the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mitch McConnell talked with local ...

The memorial is located in Triangle Park and lists over 400 names of coal miners who gave their lives to fuel not just Perry ...

Kentucky charged "unallowable costs" to federal grants for abandoned coal mine land reclamation, an audit found.

This story was updated with a statement from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. Kentucky did not always comply with federal requirements in its use of grant funding for cleanup of former ...

Health officials say black lung disease can be deadly and can continue to worsen even after a miner leaves the mines.

Clintwood JOD, LLC has filed for bankruptcy protection, seeking to restructure its debt while continuing operations under court supervision. The filing follows a March announcement that the coal ...

The Pike County coal company that furloughed and laid off workers earlier this month has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Collections against Clintwood JOD LLC, which operates coal mines in Virginia ...