She blames Biden for higher prices at the grocery store and blames former Democratic President Barack Obama for the steep downturn in the eastern Kentucky coal economy. Both Obama and Biden have ...

Part 1. How the fall of the coal industry changed politics in eastern Kentucky: The decline of coal jobs caused economic collapse in eastern Kentucky. In the 1970s, Pike County was one of the ...

A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: ...

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ky. (WCHS) — Emergency personnel in Lawrence County, Kentucky, said a coal spill has impacted travel along U.S. 23. Dispatchers said about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, a cargo truck lost ...

The prison has been controversial, with some supporting the prospect for jobs but others raising concerns including mass ...

which covered 70,000 acres in Eastern Kentucky alone. The abandoned-mine-land law is also being used to finance water projects in areas of Kentucky affected by coal mining. Need a break?

A 111-MW solar power facility built on reclaimed land at a former coal mine site in Kentucky has entered commercial operation. The Martin County Solar Project (MCSP), developed, built, owned and ...

The Moline-Coal Valley School Board approved sweeping renovations to Moline High School's Browning Field and Shipley Track, along with upgrades to middle school sports fields across the district.

The Alberta government has lifted a ban on coal exploration in the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains, a move that the regulator says will allow suspended projects to resume. The provincial ...

The National Coal Mining Museum is hosting a free day of fun. Rugby Day 2025 will be taking place across the museum on Saturday, February 1 - it will run between 10am and 3pm. Working in collaboration ...

In part, that’s because 68% of Kentucky's utility-scale electricity generation comes from sturdy, coal-fired power. It makes sense that Kentucky would draw much of its electricity from coal ...

Kentucky’s newest solar farm is up and running in Martin County. The Martin County Solar Project is an 850-acre plot built on the old Martiki coal mine. With over 214,000 double-sided solar ...