At 4:07 p.m., May 19, 1928, the whistle blew at Mather Mine, alerting people of an emergency. The explosion that caused it, and the loss of life that followed over the coming days, continues to be ...

ROCKY TOP, Tenn. (WATE) — A rich history of a bygone era in Anderson County is on display in the town of Rocky Top, originally known as Coal Creek. A unique museum shows what life was like when coal ...

OAK GROVE, Ala.—Alabama officials charged with protecting residents from surface impacts of underground coal mining have notified the federal government that they’ve suspended plans to require that ...

The World Socialist Web Site has received the following letter from Bernie Monk, whose son Michael was one of 29 workers who were killed in the 2010 Pike River coal mine disaster in New Zealand. It is ...