The three Republican candidates for Governor of Kentucky have shown varying degrees of support for the coal mining technique commonly called mountaintop removal. Candidates Phil Moffett, David Williams and Bobbie Holsclaw made their comments to the Associated Press.

The widows of two men killed in a mine accident in Kentucky last year are suing the mine's operator. The Dotiki mine had received hundreds of citations for safety violations before the 2010 roof collapse. The women say production took priority over saf...

The first guilty plea has been entered in the federal criminal case that was launched after last year's Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear spent part of Thursday visiting mountaintop removal coal mining sites in Eastern Kentucky. Beshear’s trip was the fulfillment of a promise he made to a group of activists who staged a protest in his office in February.

Can we burn coal more cleanly? Can we get off of it? A new American RadioWorks documentary goes back to the roots of our addiction to coal, and shows how our fuel choices changed American culture and history.

The US Department of Labor is trying to close a Massey Energy Company coal mine in Kentucky. The mine has a long record of serious safety violations.

Berea College and the University of Louisville have received Kentucky's top marks for their sustainability efforts in the annual national Green Report Card. The Sustainability Endowments Institute grades colleges and universities in nine categories including climate change and energy, food and recycling, and green building.