The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

HICKS: Stanley, you grew up in West Virginia in a coal mining family and started coal mining when you were 19, back in the late 70s. What do you think drew you to that job? STEWART: You know, it ...

Under the Biden Administration, federal regulators had forced the state toward stricter regulation of methane emissions.

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

HELENA, Mont. — Sacrifices made to win WWII weren't just overseas. Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front. At the height of WWII, The ...

FUXIN, China – Rescuers searching for miners trapped by a coal mine explosion in northeast China (search) found six more bodies early Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the country's worst mining ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

Rescuers searching for miners trapped by a coal mine explosion in northeast China found six more bodies early Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the country's worst mining disaster in decades to ...

Queensland is more or less actively encouraging more state disasters via coal and gas investment. This means “prepare and repair” will continue to offer investment opportunities.