Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells And The Legacy Of Fossil Fuel Extraction
The Easterlings live in the central Appalachian coalfields and much of the land has been mined for miles…
Black Lung Benefits Fund in Deepening Debt as Epidemic Surges
A new study from the Government Accountability Office finds that the federal fund supporting coal miners with black lung disease…
Taking Flight: Coalfield Students Have High Hopes for Drone Industry Jobs
Student teams from across the coalfields of eastern Kentucky came together at the Knott County Sportsplex, bringing with…
Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process for Miners
William McCool is a 64-year-old former coal miner from Letcher County, Kentucky, with an advanced form of black…
Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch
Arlie Boggs Elementary sits between Kentucky’s two tallest mountains in a remote area that once had a booming…
Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught In A Surging Epidemic
The central Appalachian coalfields are in the middle of an unprecedented epidemic of severe black lung disease. In…