May 18, 2010 at 08:00pm
Today the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Black Mountain and the surrounding communities of Benham and Lynch one of the
May 16, 2010 at 08:00pm
More mountains have been decapitated and more acreage surface mined in eastern Kentucky than in other Appalachian states, new research shows.
Of the nearly 1.2 million acres that have been mined, nearly half – or 574,000 acres – are in Kentucky. This is 222,000 acres more than has been identified in West Virginia.
May 14, 2010 at 08:00pm
KFTC, the Sierra Club and the Appalachian Citizens Law Center have joined outdoor enthusiasts and paddlers to challenge a mining permit granted in April to Cambrian Coal that allows the company to add to the pollution levels in
May 13, 2010 at 08:00pm
Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia is seeking "new legislative approaches†to workplace safety in response to the Upper Big Branch mine disaster April 5 in his home state.
May 9, 2010 at 08:00pm
By KFTC Member Martin Mudd
May 6, 2010 at 08:00pm
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has forced six Kentucky coal mines to close as the result of an "inspection blitz" that followed the Upper Big Branch mine explosion of April 5, according to an Associated Press report.
May 4, 2010 at 08:00pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled two options today to regulate waste from coal-burning power plants in order to better protect public health and drinking water sources. The two competing alternatives would provide varying levels of protection to the state water resources, and could take years to implement.
April 28, 2010 at 08:00pm
UPDATE: See this article in The Charleston Gazette, which reports that one of the two miners was found dead today.
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April 28, 2010 at 08:00pm
Our friends at ILoveMountains.org are collecting signatures for a letter to West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall to show support for his strong stance on mine safety. Lorelei Scarbro, whose husband died of black lung and who has relatives working at Upper Big Branch Mine, will hand-deliver the letter to Congressman Rahall.
