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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...
Generations of Kentucky families have lived off coal mining. Now they're blaming it for flooding...
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoFifty-nine people in Breathitt County Kentucky sued Blackhawk Mining and its subsidiary Pine Branch...
Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These are 5 of the deadliest
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 7 months agoThe collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the...
Did coal mining play a role in 2022 Kentucky flood deaths? Group wants feds to investigate
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHalf a year after historic floods killed dozens in Eastern Kentucky, Kentuckians For The...
Abandoned mines and poor oversight worsened Kentucky flooding, attorneys say
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEast Kentucky flooding killed at least 37 people, but many in the region are now asking if the...
Renewable energy on former mines is big win for Kentucky and the nation | Opinion
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 1 week agoOpEd: A new report has found there are 20 million acres of former industrial lands considered...
Kentucky coal company, official admit cheating on tests designed to protect miners
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoA Kentucky coal company and one of its employees have admitted to cheating on dust sampling meant to...
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...
Kentucky coal company fined $200,000 in case of cheating on tests to protect miners
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAn Eastern Kentucky coal company that pleaded guilty in connection with cheating on tests designed...
Rivian backs massive solar plant atop old coal mine in Kentucky
Canary Media via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe biggest solar installation in the eastern U.S. could soon perch atop one of the nation’s largest...