If you’re tired of rising utility bills, you are not alone. West Virginia senators say they share the same feelings and ...
According to the MSHA website, the miner died at around 2:50 p.m. Friday at the Black Eagle Mine in Raleigh County operated ...
Closing coal plants saves lives, money, and creates jobs. West Virginia should prioritize clean energy over coal. Coal ...
The child welfare system is the canary in the coal mine. Anyone who truly gives priority to fixing this system needs to ...
The longtime leader of the United Mine Workers of America, Cecil Roberts, is retiring.Roberts, a West Virginia native who has ...
The president of the United Mine Workers of America has announced he will be retiring this fall after 30 years in the ...
Lawmakers want to relax West Virginia’s child labor protections. Other states are passing similar measures amid a rise in ...
The death is the second mining-related fatality in West Virginia this year. According to the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training, a mine worker was killed in an incident at ...
A fatality was reported at a coal mine in Raleigh County. According to the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s website, a ...
6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah, West Virginia. December 19, 1907 – An explosion kills 239 at the Darr mine near Van Meter, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1909 – 259 miners are killed in a fire at ...
December 6, 1907 - Worst coal mine disaster in US history: 362 miners are killed in an explosion at the Monongah Nos. 6 and 8 coal mines in Monongah, West Virginia. December 19, 1907 - An explosion ...