Coal Executive Murray Files for Federal Benefits to Treat His Black Lung Disease October 2, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. coal baron Robert Murray, whose company Murray Energy filed for bankruptcy last year, has applied for federal benefits to...
Kentucky Reduces Number of Coal Mine Safety Inspections to Cut Costs July 11, 2017 By Dylan Lovan Kathy Bartlett watched helplessly this spring as Kentucky lawmakers cut back on mine safety inspections and replaced them with coaching...
Investigators Conclude Crushed Kentucky Miner Not Wearing Safety Device December 30, 2016 Federal investigators have concluded that a worker crushed to death by a machine at a Kentucky coal mine earlier this...
Exiting U.S. Mine Safety Chief Hopeful Safety Progress Will Continue December 27, 2016 By Dylan Lovan The nation’s coal mines are headed for another record low year in workplace deaths, and the outgoing federal mine safety...
Record Number of Miners Being Diagnosed with Black Lung Disease December 21, 2016 New data show many more coal miners across Appalachia suffering from the most serious form of black lung disease than...
Coal Miner Killed in Kentucky, 3rd Industry Fatality in 2016 January 22, 2016 By Dylan Lovan A coal miner in western Kentucky died after being pinned against a wall by a mobile digging machine in an...