The bill would cut "unnecessary red tape" for the coal mining industry if it becomes law, but it first must pass the House.

A collaborative effort involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC), its Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe ...

Wayne Palmer worked at the Mine Safety and Health Administration during Trump’s first term. Now he could return after working ...

Kentucky Senate OKs limiting state water pollution control to a weakened federal standard as Republicans say industry needs ...

The Kentucky Senate on Friday voted 30-to-5 to pass a controversial bill that would benefit the coal industry by making it ...

After surviving teen homelessness and domestic violence in West Virginia, 23-year-old Ireland Daugherty was finally feeling ...

Federally funded programs provided both women with a social safety net and employment in one of the nation’s poorest states, ...

For the second year, Kentucky lawmakers try to weaken a mine safety law enacted in response to a worker's death in a Harlan ...

In a significant step toward renewable energy development in the Appalachian region, a new agreement has been inked for the construction of 14 solar energy projects and three battery storage ...

The federal government hopes former coal towns will help the nuclear industry grow, by taking on the decades-long challenge ...