About US
Our mission is to provide effective leadership for the coal industry, ultimately enhancing the ability of the Kentucky coal industry to compete in domestic and world coal markets. Our membership represents both Eastern and Western Kentucky operations that mine coal through surface and underground methods. This diversity helps us build a consensus approach in problem solving and proactively works to resolve the complex issues facing the coal industry.
Latest News
Kentucky Coal Association Announces New President/Executive Director
The Kentucky Coal Association has selected Sam McKown as its new president and executive director. “I am excited to build on and continue the vital mission of the Kentucky Coal Association,” said McKown. “A cornerstone industry of the Commonwealth, coal not only powers Kentucky, but it supports thousands of jobs from one end of our […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The staff of the Kentucky Coal Association wishes each and every one of you a happy holiday season filled with love, laughter, and family. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lies, Damn Lies, and the Sierra Club
“The Sierra Club lives in some weird Orwellian world where up is down and left is right, where “reality” is whatever they decide it to be. Fortunately, most people don’t live in that world. We live in a world bounded by objective reality — a world where people need reliable energy, not fairy dust and […]
CEDAR's 2026 Coal Fair curriculum has Eastern Kentucky students spending half their time on coal's future — innovation, new applications, the industries still being built around this resource. 🌲🌲 The CEDAR Coal Fair returns to University of Pikeville next week — and the question for students has changed.
The 2026 curriculum asks teachers and students to spend half their time on the future of coal, not just the past.
CEDAR President John Justice: “We don’t want our kids stuck in the past… We want them to take what we have learned and create a path forward through innovation.”
Public viewing opens Tuesday May 19 at UPIKE’s HPE Building, 2–8pm Tuesday through Thursday.
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MSHA reports the U.S. mining all-injury rate hit a historic low. Kentucky operations contribute to that record through training, technology, and operator-driven safety standards. #kycoal #MineSafety ... See MoreSee Less
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Hyperscale data center campuses now consume 300-600 MW each. Global data center demand could exceed 1,000 TWh by the early 2030s, up from 460 TWh in 2022. The dispatchable baseload profile is coal-fired generation's. #KYCoal #GridReliability ... See MoreSee Less
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