House Bill 196 will reduce from two to one the number of mine emergency technicians on duty at small coal mines.

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

There was no way Micheal McGuire was going to miss his 3-year-old son’s first trip to see the Wildcats in person, even if it ...

Rates of black lung disease have increased over recent decades — and in Kentucky and other parts of central Appalachia, one in five coal miners suffer from it, according to recent research.

A bill that will loosen Kentucky's protections over groundwater and other important water resources passed in the state ...

Kentucky, or Wise County, Virginia, which are 200 miles apart. The Upper Big Branch memorial in Whitesville is dedicated to coal miners who died in a 2010 explosion just up the road. Andrew ...

It’s just sitting there.” The mine in Pike County is one of hundreds of surface-mined coal sites across Eastern Kentucky that have not been fully reclaimed as quickly as they should have ...

House Bill 196 involves first aid required at coal mines; House Bill 398 relates to state workplace safety standards.

Stella Morris testified before the Kentucky Senate Economic Development, Tourism and Labor Committee committee on March 6, 2025 about the violent death of her husband, coal miner David “Bud” Morris, ...

The tiny town of Benham, Kentucky, was originally built to serve the coal mining industry. Now it's embracing solar energy. Benham, population 500, will soon get an array of solar panels atop the ...

Currently in Kentucky, two emergency trained workers are required at mines while they’re producing coal, no matter the size. But Republican politicians claim this disadvantages mine operators who use ...