The regulatory ping-pong threatens coal communities, critics say.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A collaborative effort involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC), its Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe Development, ...

As cases mount, industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.

SECO, Ky. — Mines built this company town. Jack and Sandra Looney hope vines — the wine grapes growing on a former strip mine in the hills above — will help to draw visitors here. Their Highland ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Last year, I moved to Kentucky—not to escape the chaos of California, but to build something better. I wanted to be somewhere people still ...

Through a new process that turns coal waste into a material that can power electric cars, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has a unique opportunity to return energy-producing jobs to Appalachians who ...

Federal cuts have targeted Kentucky's mine safety offices, terminating leases at seven locations around the state. If lease terminations result in fewer mine safety officials based in Kentucky ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new federal rule aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica dust, a leading cause of black lung disease, has been put on ...

Stephen C. Cawood, a Pineville lawyer who died at 82, was a lifelong advocate for Kentucky's Appalachian region. Cawood represented people victimized by the coal industry and helped draft key state ...

Mine Safety and Health Administration pick Wayne Palmer will get a committee vote Thursday. Environmental and Appalachian advocacy groups are demanding a full Senate hearing — and not just a vote — to ...

Man convicted in Smyth County for taking indecent liberties with a child A Marion man was convicted Thursday in Smyth County of taking indecent liberties with a child.David Kirkland, 45, faces up to ...