EDITOR’S NOTE: Fifty years ago today, an explosion at the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County, Kentucky, killed 15 miners. Two days later, a second methane explosion ripped through the mine, killing 11 ...

Cottonwood residents are concerned about black dust originating from a historic copper smelter slag pile. A company is crushing the slag, which contains heavy metals like arsenic, for industrial use, ...

In March 1976, two explosions over two days rocked the Scotia coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, killing 26 men. Fifty years later, it’s worth remembering.

NIOSH is offering free screenings to help coal miners identify black lung disease early and track respiratory health impacts from coal mine dust exposure.

PINEVILLE — In 2010, the Upper Big Branch mine exploded. An investigation following the disaster found that mines in southern West Virginia, including those in Wyoming, Boone, Cabell, Raleigh, Lincoln ...

ACNR coal mines idled Posted: February 24, 2026 | Last updated: February 24, 2026 West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey responded to the situation during a press conference in Charleston on Tuesday ...

NASA confirmed a fireball meteor exploded over Ohio on March 17, with meteorites possibly hitting Medina County. Didn't see ...

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed new modeling tools to evaluate whether thousands of abandoned U.S. coal mines could serve as underground reservoirs for pumped storage ...

"I tried to explain that the enterprise software we were getting was going to be a problem, but they told me to shut up. Years of reworking things and who knows how much lost money later, they are now ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran launched missiles at Israel after a largescale US-Israel attack killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but a clip social media users ...

The French defense minister said a drone strike damaged Sunday a hangar at a French naval base at the port of Abu Dhabi. No injuries were reported and the damage was limited, Defense Minister ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 27, 2025, an explosion occurred when 55-gallon drums alleged to be filled with hazardous waste was offloaded at the ...