President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry.

Hurricane Creek Mining gets permit for up to 1.8 million tons of coal in Claiborne County over the next decade, enhancing energy independence and job creation.

As Trump proposes cutting Appalachian Regional Commission, Central Appalachia's coalfields and rural counties remain mired in ...

Kentucky legislature removes workplace safety standards, passing measures that improve profits at the expense of workers’ ...

A second plaintiff has joined a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s cuts to a program that screens coal miners for black lung.

From days spent whitewater rafting through mountainous rivers and evenings drinking the familiar ice cold sweet tea among the ...

Rare earth elements are a family of 17 metallic elements with unusual properties that make them useful for specific ...

Rousseau was a repeat entrant in the prestigious Dijon Prize contests and actually won the coveted award a second time in 1754 for his “Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men.” In ...

Mining for new opportunities in Appalachia’s coal country Over the last few decades, American energy companies have decreased their coal production, leaving thousands of miners without jobs.

By 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that the lungs of about 1 in 5 coal miners in central Appalachia showed evidence of black lung. It is being diagnosed in younger ...

By 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that the lungs of about 1 in 5 coal miners in central Appalachia showed evidence of black lung.