Residents question plans to extend the life of a coal mine for 110 years when the power plant it supplies is set to close in ...

Dozens of people stood stoically around the Willow Grove Mine Memorial as speakers recounted the history of the explosion and ...

There were two plausible theories for why a drill rig worker suddenly accelerated his ute before fatally crashing into a mine ...

The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, Virgil Coots, a foreman at the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County, called to the ...

In March 1976, two explosions over two days rocked the Scotia coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, killing 26 men. Fifty years ...

Sacrifices made to win WWII weren't just overseas.Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front.At ...

(The Center Square) - Nicknamed the Silver State, Nevada has resource-rich mountains, deserts and people who are no stranger to the mining industry. As Nevada prepares for another mining boom via ...

(THE CONVERSATION) As projections of U.S. electricity demand rise sharply, President Donald Trump is looking to coal – historically a dominant force in the U.S. energy economy – as a key part of the ...