The West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame, a joint initiative between the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and the West Virginia Coal Association…
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It looks like some workers vital to miners’ health and safety will be back on the job, but another agency responsible for those same things is…
Safety failures allowed by a Boone County coal mine operator with a long history of safety and environmental violations caused a fatal mine ac…
Silica dust has replaced coal dust as the silent killer down mineshafts in Appalachia. More miners are developing respiratory illnesses sooner…
One federal government agency is pausing enforcement of a landmark rule designed to protect mine workers from toxic silica dust days before th…
A federal court has granted an industry request to put on hold a landmark rule designed to reduce mine worker exposure to toxic silica dust, d…
A Boone County coal mine had a long history of safety and environmental violations leading up to a miner’s fatal injury there last week.
A coal mine where an underground fire last week prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety and health violations l…
Fifty-six years ago Wednesday, massive explosions and fires engulfed Consolidation Coal Co.’s Farmington No. 9 Mine in Marion County. The West…
A mustang, a star, a church and a “Red Neck” coal miner — in some way, these are all symbols of Marmet, as shown in a 2,000- square-foot mural…
