The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.

Environmental groups had opposed expanding a Montana mine previously caught up in allegations of cocaine trafficking and the ...

In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room.

In 1924, coal mining in America was at its peak, employing over 860,000 miners. Today, employment numbers are slightly over 40,000. Want more proof that the industry is on the decline? Just take a ...

The primary concern of those protesting was the safety and longevity of the water supply. “All you have to do is look over the mountains to the west where open pit coal mining has been going on ...

The other 130 workers were evacuated to safety within an hour of the flooding at the Jingmei Energy Co. mine in Gansu, a major coal-producing region. China has been working to improve mine safety ...

WASHINGTON - Over 100 federal employees who screen coal miners for black lung disease and research other respiratory disease who had been terminated as part of sweeping government layoffs have had ...

Balram on Tuesday conducted a whirlwind tour of the Yellandu coal belt as part of efforts to bolster coal production with an emphasis on safety and ... in all the coal mines for boosting productivity.

And that’s what’s going to kill you.” That’s the bleak reality facing Virginia coal miners, retired miner John Robinson told ...

Hundreds of mine safety trainers will gather at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy to explore the latest tools, techniques, and best practices in miner education. The National Mine Health ...

The fate of a massive coal mine expansion on the doorsteps of Jasper National Park is now in the hands of Alberta's energy regulator. The company submitted a formal application in April.