Coal remains one of the principal sources of energy for the United States, and the nation has been a world leader in coal production for more than 100 years. Ac

Employment and production in the Appalachian coal industry have plummeted over recent decades. But the lethal black lung disease, once thought to be near-elimin

Coal will continue to provide a major portion of energy requirements in the United States for at least the next several decades. It is imperative that accurate

On October 11, 2000, a breakthrough of Martin County Coal Corporation's coal waste impoundment released 250 million gallons of slurry in near Inez, Kentucky. Th

In To Punish or Persuade, John Braithwaite declares that coal mine disasters are usually the result of corporate crime. He surveys 39 coal mine disasters from a