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Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark has released a video telling the stories of Black industrial workers in Birmingham and surrounding communities. The video is split into two segments. The first is about describes how prevalent the use of prison labor was among industrial workplaces like Sloss. The second is about miners who worked in the red iron ore mines.

About 130 people are losing their jobs at a coal mine west of Birmingham.Walter Energy is laying off 129 workers at Jim Walters Resources in…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) An underground coal mine project to be developed over the next six years has been granted significant tax incentives. The Tuscaloosa…

A definition, cost and explanation of the resurgence of the deadly coal miners' disease.

The deadly disease is no longer just a concern for underground miners. A new study documents severe cases among surface miners, too