House Bill 196 will reduce from two to one the number of mine emergency technicians on duty at small coal mines.

With a few exceptions, most remaining coal mining in Kentucky consists of small mines, said the committee’s chairman, state Sen. Phillip Wheeler, R-Pikeville. Requiring these mines to have two ...

Kentucky's ever-booming bourbon industry is making its way into the commonwealth's coal country. Brothers Wright Distilling Co. is planning to open in Pike County late next year, and ...

If all the targeted offices close, it would leave only two MSHA offices in place to police more than 100 Kentucky coal mines, where millions of tons are produced every year. Only a handful of ...

The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet has too much authority to interfere with coal mining while carrying ... who rely on wells or downstream river water every time they turn on their ...