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West Virginia training program restores hope for jobless coal miners
CBS News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMingo County, West Virginia — In West Virginia's hollers, deep in Appalachia, jobless coal miners...
West Virginia coal country will test power of Democrats' climate bill
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Travis Elswick used to spend his days detonating millions of tons of explosives,...
N.S. lifts stop-work order 5 months after roof falls at Donkin mine
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNova Scotia's Department of Labour has lifted a stop-work order more than five months after a pair...
Baltimore port workers are ‘living in a dream’ as harbor remains blocked
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDino Martinez, a tugboat captain in Baltimore’s harbor, feels as if he’s “living in a dream” since...
Environmental, labor groups join forces to fight climate change
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 22—FAIRMONT — Sandy Cress, of Fairmont, first became so involved in climate change activism two decades ago that she said she had to pull back. Twenty years later, Cress remains concerned ...
Henderson history: Gas prices skyrocketed as speed limits dropped to 55 mph
The Gleaner via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHENDERSON, Ky. − Motorists in this area began feeling the energy crunch pinch in late February 1974...
Quantum Pleasants asks PSC to dismiss Hope Gas petition regarding new pipeline to its planned...
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 1—MORGANTOWN — The unnamed plant and pipeline company that Hope Gas has petitioned the Public Service Commission about has come forward, The plant asked the PSC on Tuesday to dismiss the ...
People in Logan County struggle with addiction and unemployment. For one Republican, helping them...
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMay 6—Del. Jordan Bridges, a coal miner who represents Logan County, said he's had to break from the rest of the Republican caucus for the best interests of the people in his home county. He ...
Port of Baltimore bridge collapse rattles supply chains already rocked by troubles in Panama and the...
The Conversation via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, has put a spotlight on the Port of Baltimore, one of the busiest harbors in the U.S., which paused shipping and immediately halted ...
Judge Jamison to visit Portsmouth
The Portsmouth Daily Times, Ohio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 7—PORTSMOUTH — As the race for three Ohio Supreme Court seats heats up, Democratic judges prepare to meet with potential voters at an upcoming event in Portsmouth. American Legion Post ...
