There is a new exhibit at ETSU's Archives of Appalachia that highlights the human and environmental costs of coal mining in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A collaborative effort involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC), its Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe Development, ...

Federal cuts have targeted Kentucky's mine safety offices, terminating leases at seven locations around the state. If lease terminations result in fewer mine safety officials based in Kentucky ...

Dave Hoffman of West Virginia University's Water Research Institute holds up a vial of light rare earth oxides at a facility that separates them from acidic groundwater draining from an abandoned coal ...

The mountain bond runs so deep it survives distance, decades, and outsiders getting it wrong.

Black Lung Disease is a topic and medical condition you hear about often from coal miners. However, the condition, and its ...

SECO, Ky. — Mines built this company town. Jack and Sandra Looney hope vines — the wine grapes growing on a former strip mine in the hills above — will help to draw visitors here. Their Highland ...

HAZARD, Ky. -- For Lyle Snider, the view from Kentucky 80 is breathtaking, but not in a good way. Parked on the side of the four-lane highway, the New Hampshire native watches a mountain disappear bit ...

This study examined potential health risks for people living near surface coal mine sites in Central Appalachia, including evaluation of relevant literature on air, water, soil, and ecological impacts ...

MOUNT STORM, W.Va. — Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung building where researchers are extracting essential elements from an old coal mine that they hope ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MOUNT STORM, W.Va. (AP) — Down a long gravel ...