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Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 14 years later
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMONTCOAL, WV (WVNS) — One of the most notable things associated with West Virginia is coal mining,...
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
WPXI via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA half-century ago, top U.S. health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to...
Supreme Court leaves Don Blankenship conviction in place
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court says it won't review the conviction of former coal CEO Don Blankenship, who was...
Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJoe Manchin’s impending departure from the U.S. Senate marks the end of an era for West Virginia's...
Unmarked graves, an 'ugly history': W.Va. weighs mine safety
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe forgotten burial ground is overrun by four-wheel tire tracks near a path strewn with discarded...
U.S. Supreme Court spurns coal executive's challenge to mine-explosion conviction
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away former Massey Energy Co CEO Donald Blankenship's bid to...
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
Associated Press via AOL· 1 month agoDon Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office. Blankenship has plenty of baggage...
Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine attracting visitors nationwide
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 14—At just two weeks into its 2023 season, the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine is attracting visitors from across the country in record numbers. Raleigh County Parks and Rec Director Leslie ...
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to media defamation protections
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months ago(Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by a prominent former West...
Grants awarded to restore freshwater mussels in west branch of Susquehanna
Tribune via AOL· 5 months agoDec. 23—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) this week announced that a conservation partnership, of which it is a member, has been awarded a National Fish and Wildlife ...