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Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJoe Manchin’s impending departure from the U.S. Senate marks the end of an era for West Virginia's...
West Virginia’s worst mining disasters of the 1900’s
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGHENT, WV (WVNS) — West Virginia’s coal mining industry has faced some monumental mining disasters, with some of the worst occurring during the 1900’s....
Ex-coal CEO who called himself ‘Trumpier than Trump’ launches Democratic Senate bid in West Virginia
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA former CEO of a coal company who once said he is “Trumpier than Trump” has launched a bid for...
Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDon Blankenship hasn't had much success running for office. Blankenship has plenty of baggage...
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...
Remembering the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster 14 years later
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 1 month agoMONTCOAL, WV (WVNS) — One of the most notable things associated with West Virginia is coal mining,...
16 killed in coal mine fire in southern China
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA CAT endloader moves coal at the Gateway Eagle Mine, an United Mine Workers mine in Pond Fork, Boone County, in southern West Virginia, in March 2016....
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...
He Helped Turn West Virginia Red. Now He’s Running as a Democrat.
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoA former Republican who once called himself “Trumpier than Trump” could have a shot at West...
Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn't win a Senate seat with the GOP. He's trying now as a Democrat
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFormer West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, who lost by a wide margin when he ran for a...
