DOGE terminated leases for more mine safety offices in Kentucky than any other state, a move advocates say comes at the expense of miners' health.

A new report says hundreds of surface-mined coal sites across Eastern Kentucky have not been fully reclaimed as quickly as ...

As the global mining community prepares to assemble at the SME Denver and PDAC conventions in the coming weeks, MacLean ...

Surface mining destroys the potential for development based on tourism and sustainable forest products. Mountaintop removal has annihilated more than 500 mountaintops and 2,000 miles of streams — and ...

Mining brings natural earth minerals to the surface. We can do this in a safe, efficient, and responsible way. Mining is necessary to meet societal and industrial needs and brings significant ...

In a recent article in Remote Sensing, researchers investigated the surface multi-hazard effects induced by underground coal mining in mountainous regions, focusing on the relationship between ...

Also on DOGE’s list for lease termination is an Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Lexington location. The address for that office is not listed. Woodford Webb, of The Webb ...