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

The 111-day walkout by coal miners, which began on December 6, 1977, was a major strategic experience for the American and ...

Winning by four lengths, Coal Battle paid $11, $4.20 and $2.60 in the six-horse field (Optical and Curvino were scratched).

The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology.

A team of engineers at the University of Kentucky, in collaboration with researchers at other universities, will work on a ...

The sheriff’s office thinks these two people might have been trying to retrieve coal at the time of the slide.

Silas House, ’93 When his first book, “Clay’s Quilt,” landed on the New York Times Best Sellers list in 2001 and brought him ...

By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service A new federal rule aims to close a loophole allowing coal companies to walk away from ...

MANCHESTER, Ky. (LEX 18) — Family members are raising money for the funerals of two men killed in a mountain collapse in Clay ...

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - (Update - 6:20 p.m.): We now know the names of the victims killed in a Kentucky landslide.