On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.
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Survivor of deadly West Virginia mine disaster speaks, 15 years laterSaturday marks the 15th anniversary of the deadliest mine disaster in more than half a century at the Upper Big Branch mine.
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, ...
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of ...
Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of one of the deadliest mining disasters in West Virginia history.On April 5, 2010, 29 miners lost their lives at the Upper ...
Coal employment rebounded from 2022 to 2023, rising 4.2% to 45,476. West Virginia employed the most miners at 14,000, followed by Kentucky at 5,000. About half of the nation’s 560 coal mines are ...
Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.
Saturday marks 15 years since 29 men were killed in a matter of seconds working underground in Raleigh County.
Coal mining in West Virginia, meanwhile, spent the ensuing years in a political fight that Republicans largely won. As a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton was slammed for saying that ...
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