Coal is widely distributed around the world and the United States has approximately 21 percent of the world’s coal resources (EIA, 2014). The coal industry in the United States is mature, tracing its ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A coal dust examiner who worked for a Kentucky mining company has been sentenced to six months in prison for falsifying dust samples and lying to federal officials. Walter Perkins' ...

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Dangerous heat builds midweek; near-record highs expected Thursday and Friday Dangerous near record heat will build in mid and late week. The actual air temperature will be approaching record ...