Jimmy Carter signed the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, which changed the coal industry, reducing the ...

They have a saying in eastern Kentucky ... mining, and huge machines eliminate the physical exhaustion. In a typical truck mine a man crawls into a low tunnel supported by timbers, blasts his coal ...

As a city with a rich history, it comes as no surprise that Louisville has a notable museum scene. There are numerous ...

The largest coal producer in the eastern United States will permanently close its Kentucky operation, representatives said. On Nov. 15, Alliance Resource Partners and its subsidiary, Excel Mining ...

Over several days in late July 2022, complexes of “training” thunderstorms — meaning they came one after another like train cars — rolled through Eastern Kentucky, pouring out a ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded more than $40 million to Shaping ...