The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Families, survivors and mourners gathered Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine disaster, which killed 26 miners in the Oven Fork community of Letcher County ...

Queensland is more or less actively encouraging more state disasters via coal and gas investment. This means “prepare and repair” will continue to offer investment opportunities.

Virginia’s U.S. senators have expressed concern to federal mine safety regulators over their response to a Nicholas County ...

Countries rise and fall on the back of disasters and America is no different. Some of the disasters Americans faced have become household names but many more have been forgotten. But these silenced ...

The Clear Horizons Act, which would have codified New Mexico's greenhouse gas emission goals, failed to pass once again at the Legislature. But two bills addressing oil and gas industry issues did ...

A supply-side windfall from the Middle East has pushed aluminium prices to a four-year high, but a ‘hidden’ surplus in Nalco’s raw material business could stall the rally.

The US military said it destroyed Iranian naval ships — including 16 minelayers — near the Strait of Hormuz. CNN reported earlier that Tehran has begun laying mines in the key waterway. Follow for ...

They usually lived in close proximity to their work, with some mine owners providing accommodation for their labourers.” At this time, the coal fields in Scotland were mainly in the eastern-central ...

Over the past decade, Ohio has become one of the top states for data centers, with more than 200 facilities. Most of the major projects are in central Ohio, clustered around Columbus.

Increasing CGT will do less than nothing for productivity and is only ‘necessary’ because the government refuses to live within its means.

Cities are always changing, but some transformations leave a quiet ache behind. The Lost Architecture community shares images of once-grand buildings that now survive only in photographs, offering a ...