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Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These are 5 of the deadliest
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the...
Kentucky House approves bill to reduce emergency-trained workers in small coal mines
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state's smallest coal mining operations to reduce the...
In bid for Kentucky governor, Craft touted coal connections. How did coal country respond?
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn Kentucky’s coal country, Kelly Craft’s focus on her connections to the industry won over some...
Coal’s future dims as new regulations pile on and former defenders retreat
Politico via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoCoal, the fading powerhouse of the U.S. electricity system, is about to see its fortunes turn even...
A crypto mine comes to town and a coal plant gets new life. Hoosiers caught in crossfires.
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA pollution-spewing power plant in western Indiana that was set to close this year is getting a...
Why you won't hear much about the 'e word' in Beshear, Cameron race for Kentucky governor
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIn an increasingly contentious Kentucky race for governor, where the two campaigns jab each other on...
Kelly Craft’s position on coal will help her husband’s business. It’s not sexist to say so. |...
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEarlier this month, we published an opinion column by Kelly Craft, a Republican candidate for...
Kentucky flooding: Gov. Andy Beshear wonders 'why we keep getting hit.' 4 experts explain
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn February 2020, heavy rain caused flooding across Central and Eastern Kentucky, and mudslides in...
Coal Creek history: How Welsh coal miners ended convict leasing and slavery in Tennessee
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis is a three-part series by Carolyn Krause drawing on Barry Thacker’s “Bringing the Coal Creek...
Coal is dead. We should demand more from politicians who refuse to diversify EKy economy | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOpEd: The robber barons who stripped the state of its natural resources are protected by complicit...