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The mine safety agency is effectively putting operators on notice, saying it will increase inspections at mines with repeat offenses.
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Appalachian coal mines emit more than a million tons of methane a year, and overall the region is the largest U.S. source of the potent greenhouse gas,…
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Kentucky’s attorney general is accusing the state Labor Cabinet of negligence following the bankruptcy of Blackjewel Mining in Harlan County. After the…
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Another Kentucky coal producer has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Cambrian Coal LLC plans to auction off…
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Republican Governor Matt Bevin says his Democratic rival is “a buffoon” in response to a call for the firing of the state Labor Cabinet secretary over…
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Democratic members of Congress introduced legislation Tuesday to provide additional funding for coal miners suffering from black lung. The bills came as a…
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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they will seek a court ruling to hold West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his son, Jay Justice, personally accountable…
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Kentucky authorities say a coal miner has died from injuries suffered last week at a mine in southeastern Kentucky.The state Energy and Environment…
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Residents of Appalachian coal communities told a Congressional subcommittee Tuesday that the controversial mining practice known as mountaintop removal…
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A congressional subcommittee will hear testimony Thursday in support of a bill that would help clean up and redevelop surface mine land. The bill enjoys…