Sep 4 Environment Miner Deaths Increase Amid Low Coal Employment Already this year 12 miners have died on the job in the U.S., compared with eight fatalities in all of 2016. Two miners were killed in Kentucky and six in West Virginia. By Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio Sep 4 Environment Miner Deaths Increase Amid Low Coal Employment Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio
Mar 29 Environment Former Upper Big Branch Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge The former superintendent of Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine has pleaded guilty to felony conspiracy. Gary May was the superintendent at Upper Big Branch in April 2010, when the West Virginia mine exploded, killing 29 workers. He was charged with felony conspiracy last month, and now he has pleaded guilty. In his plea, May […] By Erica Peterson Mar 29 Environment Former Upper Big Branch Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge Erica Peterson
Nov 7 Local News Letcher County Coal Miner Killed, Orchestra Talks Resume, UofL Football Team on Winning Streak: Afternoon Review Here are some of the stories we’ve covered this afternoon, in case you missed them. A coal miner has been killed in an equipment accident in Letcher County. The accident was at the Hubble Mining Company’s Number 9 mine at Eolia in Letcher County. A week after the Louisville Orchestra management threatened to replace musicians […] By Laura Ellis Nov 7 Local News Letcher County Coal Miner Killed, Orchestra Talks Resume, UofL Football Team on Winning Streak: Afternoon Review Laura Ellis
Oct 14 Local News Attica Scott to Represent District One, House Says EPA Can’t Regulate Coal Ash, Kentucky Coal Mine Flagged As Unsafe: Afternoon Review The Louisville Metro Council elected Attica Woodson Scott to fill the District 1 seat by a 18-to-7 vote Thursday. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating coal ash—a byproduct of burning coal for electricity. The bill gives control of coal ash disposal to the states, […] By Laura Ellis Oct 14 Local News Attica Scott to Represent District One, House Says EPA Can’t Regulate Coal Ash, Kentucky Coal Mine Flagged As Unsafe: Afternoon Review Laura Ellis
Oct 14 Environment MSHA Places Kentucky Coal Mine on ‘Potential Pattern of Violations’ Status A Kentucky coal mine has been flagged as unsafe by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. The Letcher County mine is the fourth recently placed on a ‘potential pattern of violations’ status. The mine is Dennis Creg Yonts’ Number Two Mine in Dean, operated by Vision Coal. Kevin Stricklin of MSHA says the notice amounts […] By Erica Peterson Oct 14 Environment MSHA Places Kentucky Coal Mine on ‘Potential Pattern of Violations’ Status Erica Peterson
Jun 20 Local News Update: Three Trapped In SE Kentucky Coal Mine Here’s an update from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet: FRANKFORT, Ky. – (June 20, 2011) – Rescuers in Bell County are working to place pumps at the entrance of an underground mine where three miners are trapped due to high water from heavy overnight rains. The Kentucky office of Mine Safety and Licensing, the […] By Rick Howlett Jun 20 Local News Update: Three Trapped In SE Kentucky Coal Mine Rick Howlett
Oct 27 Environment One Killed In Union County Mining Accident The mine has been closed pending an investigation by the Kentucky Office of Mine Safety and Licencing. By Rick Howlett Oct 27 Environment One Killed In Union County Mining Accident Rick Howlett
Apr 29 Local News UPDATE: Rescue Underway At Western Kentucky Mine A rescue effort continued this morning at a western Kentucky underground mine where two miners are trapped following a ceiling collapse. The accident occurred late Wednesday or early Thursday at the Dotiki mine near Providence. A United Mine Workers Union representative tells the Associated Press that the western Kentucky mine is a large operation that employs more […] By Rick Howlett Apr 29 Local News UPDATE: Rescue Underway At Western Kentucky Mine Rick Howlett