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A federal judge in Colorado has ruled the federal government should have taken the indirect environmental effects of expanding the Colowyo and Trapper…
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An Alliance coal mine in Hopkins County is set to close in early 2016 as the Elk Creek site runs out of coal. But Madisonville-Hopkins County Economic…
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Jim Justice, a West Virginia philanthropist and mine owner, gave away and invested more than $200 million while his mines failed to pay $2 million in delinquent mine safety penalties.
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An NPR investigation found thousands of American mine owners fail to pay penalties for safety violations, even as they continue to manage dangerous — and sometimes deadly — operations.
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Coal miners who work in small mines are more than twice as likely to contract the most serious form of black lung disease, according to a new federal…
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A Canadian coal mining company has reached a settlement with the federal government over Clean Water Act violations at several former mining sites in…
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After the Kentucky General Assembly cut the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing budget by more than $4 million, Governor Steve Beshear is mandating it to…
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Illinois coal mining deaths increased sharply in the past year from one in 2012 to four in 2013.Illinois Coal Association President Phil Gonet says the…
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State leaders say a nearly $1 billion project to update pollution controls at a massive Louisville power plant will be a boost for Kentucky's coal…