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  •   Thousands Of Coal Miners Commemorate Labor Day In Boone County
  • Rockefeller, Energy Secretary Chu to Discuss Carbon Storage at Forum
  •   Summer of Sustainability: Biomass Fuels in West Virginia
  •   Locals React to Memorial Theft
  • Council of Churches Distributes Nearly $1 Million to Upper Big Branch Families
  •   Items Stolen from Miner's Memorial
  • MSHA Confirms Explosive Levels of Methane Detected Before April 5 Blast
  •   UBB Miner Talks About Having PTSD
  • Officials Plan to Drain Water at UBB Mine
  •   Massey Reaches Settlement with Some Upper Big Branch Families
  •   Mining 'Safe House' Test Successful
  •   Preston-Taylor Community Health Centers Receive $129,000 Grant
  • Big Coal River Festival Under way
  • Impact of New Coal Permitting Guidance Uncertain
  •   Life-Saving Skills Tested at Mine Rescue Contest
  • Massey Energy Cited for Failing to Report Accidents
  • MSHA Sets Guidlines for Ventilation Issues Following UBB Disaster
  • DEP Issues Coal Mine Water Pollution Permit Guidance
  • Massey Releases Pictures of Crack in Upper Big Branch Floor
  •   Coal Slurry Study Presented to Interim Legislative Committee
  • Massey: Methane Monitors Working on Upper Big Branch Longwall
  •   Whitesville Man to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro for UBB Miners
  • Senate Passes on Energy Bills
  • West Virginians Comment on Coal Mining Stream Protection Rule
  • Massey Meets with Families of 29 Dead Miners
  • Coal Miner Killed in Accident at Loveridge Mine
  •   Senators Unveil Mine Safety Bill
  • Coal Company Targets Safety
  • Massey Plans to Reopen Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Coal Mine Permits Await DEP Protocol
  •   Open House Collects Public Input on Stream Protection Rule
  • More Pledge to Help Upper Big Branch Families
  • Army Corps Permits a Second W.Va. Mountaintop Mine
  •   Fish Swim in Dunkard Creek as Researchers Work to Prevent Algae Blooms
  • Massey Energy Reports 2nd Quarter Loss
  •   Mining Conference Brings Technical Experts Together
  • FACES of Coal Expresses Concern Over New Rules
  • Public Input Requested Concerning Impact Study
  • Senators Introduce Mine Worker Pension Bill
  • Cash Prize Offered for Hole in One
  •   Hechler Energized By Campaign
  •   Cap and Trade Bill Dead
  •   Rapid Methane Release Possible Cause of Upper Big Branch Explosion
  • UBB Families to Get Money Soon
  • Capito Introduces Bill Aimed at Mine Safety
  • Aracoma Mine Supervisors Enter Guilty Pleas
  • Mining Association Sues EPA, Corps of Engineers Over Coal Permits
  • Mine Rescue Competition at Auto Fair
  • Massey To Announce 2nd Quarter Results July 27
  • MSHA Announces Competition for Safety, Health Training Grants
  • Four Arrested After Mountain Top Removal Protest
  • Pa. Lawmakers Look to Honor Fallen Miners
  •   Mine Disaster Report Must Wait Until Year’s End, McAteer Says
  • Massey Energy Miners Take Part in Safety Survey
  •   Process of Upper Big Branch Investigation to be Discussed
  • Massey Energy Shareholders Take Case to Court
  • Don Blankenship to Speak at National Press Club
  •   Massey: Political Tours of Upper Big Branch Jeopardize Investigation
  • EPA Air Quality Transport Rule Would Reduce Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions
  •   Congressman Space Highlights Mine Training
  • Coal Technology: RSL Fiber
  • Four Massey Miners Charged in 2006 Aracoma Fire
  •   Greenbrier County Man Killed in Mine Accident
  • Massey Energy Releases Update on Upper Big Branch Investigation
  •   Massey Energy Challenges MSHA Order
  • Rahall Proposes Mine Safety Reforms
  • Legal Maneuvering Continues in UBB Investigation.
  • Coal Technology: Snively
  •   Exploration Phase of Upper Big Branch Investigation Complete
  • Chamber Says Coal Report is Flawed
  • Crews Working on Ventilation at Upper Big Branch
  • Sen. Rockefeller Issues Statement Demanding Mine Safety Answers
  • MSHA Releases Safety Practices
  • Lawsuits Possible in Surface Mine Ruling
  • Massey Sues Feds Over Mine Ventilation
  • Report: Coal Costs Taxpayers More Than it Gives Back
  • Patriot Permanently Closes Harris No. 1 Mine
  • Teams are Back In UBB for 15th Time
  • Mining Technology: Lifepod
  • Exploration Teams Back in UBB
  • Coal Association Reacts Harshly Against Suspension of Expedited Review Process
  • Judge Orders Reinstatement of Massey Miner
  •   New Technologies on Display at Coal Miner's Celebration
  • Rockefeller Calls for Delay on Climate Legislation
  • Valley Fill Permitting to Become More Difficult
  •   Underground Crews Look at Crack Inside Upper Big Branch Mine
  •   Two-Day Mining Event Kicks off at Glade Springs
  • Patriot Coal Temporarily Closes Boone County Mine
  • Kanawha County Commission Steps up to Help Volunteer Firefighters
  •   Cleanup Continues for Residents in Logan County
  • Investigators Find Embers in Upper Big Branch Mine
  •   Massey Accuses MSHA of Mandating Changes Resulting in Less Air on UBB Longwall
  • Construction on Mineral County Wind Farm Could Start in Fall
  • 'Appalachia Rising' Announced in Charleston
  • MSHA Staffer Dismissed in Upper Big Branch Investigation
  • Black Lung Rate Increase Under Review
  • Inspectors Back Inside Upper Big Branch, State Issues Subpoenas
  •   Upper Big Branch Reentry Day Five
  • MSHA: Marion County Miner Expected to Be Released from Hospital
  • Massey Asks Governors to Look at MSHA Concerns
  • Lawmakers Examine Ways to Store Coal Slurry
  • Massey Questions MSHA Practices at Upper Big Branch
  • WVU Tech Selenium Process May Help Coal Industry
  • Flash Burn Sends Marion County Miner to West Penn Burn Center
  • Teams Return to Upper Big Branch Tuesday Morning
  •   Investigative Teams Re-Enter Upper Big Branch Mine
  •   Motorcycle Riders Take Part in 'A Ride for 29'
  • Motorcycles and Music Mix for Saturday's Miner Memorial
  • CONSOL Methane Project Under way
  • MSHA Launches Annual Roof Fall Prevention Awareness Program
  •   ICG Resumes Production on Tygart No. 1 Mine
  • Whitesville Community Continues Praying for Miners
  • Innovative Project Will Reduce Methane Emissions at CONSOL’s McElroy Mine
  •   Inspection Teams Plan for Third Reentry Inside Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Rockefeller Sends President Letter on Mine Safety
  • NASCAR Champion Driver to Honor West Virginia Miners
  • Massey Wins Safety Awards
  • Alan Jackson Sends Check for Upper Big Branch Fund
  • EPA Extends Deadline for Public Commenting on Spruce No. 1 Mine
  •   Reentering of Upper Big Branch Mine Planned for June 2
  •   Residents Weigh in on Cassville Mine Proposal
  • Massey Denies Reports of Pending Sale
  • Award to be Named for Upper Big Branch Miners
  • Tea Party to Rally Against EPA Regulation
  •   Meeting to be Held for Proposed Cassville Strip Mine
  • Former Massey Miner: Foremen Warned of Inspection Visits
  •   WVU Prepares For Energy Disruption
  •   Congressional Hearing Held On Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
  •   Massey Says MSHA's Ventilation Plan Isn't A Good One
  •   Country Singer Honors Fallen Miners
  • Court Allows MSHA's Decision on Private Interviews on UBB Mine Explosion
  • Benefit for UBB Miners set for Saturday
  • EPA Could Threaten Thousands of Jobs
  • Senate Subcommittee to Look Into Opening Upper Big Branch Investigation
  • W.Va Power to Honor Miners
  • Miner Injured May 10 Dies From Injuries
  •   Byrd Questions MSHA Officials, Don Blankenship During Senate Mine Safety Hearing
  •   Law Firm Discusses MSHA Investigation Procedures
  •   EPA Holds Public Hearing on Spruce No. 1 Mine
  • Coal Industry Advocate Expects EPA to Ignore Public Comments
  • MSHA Outlines Hearing Process in UBB Investigation
  •   Board Shows Support for Massey Leadership, Union Members Gather in Richmond
  • Logan County Residents Worry About Fate of Coal Mining
  •   Field Hearing Scheduled for Mine Disaster Families
  • MSHA Calls for Lawsuit Dismissal in Upper Big Branch Investigation
  • Mining Permit Hearing Set For Tuesday
  • 2 Protesters Arrested at Massey Site
  •   Playing Softball For A Great Cause
  • Senate to Eye Federal Mine Safety Funding, Blankenship to Testify
  • Rockefeller to Attend Upper Big Branch Field Meeting
  • Upper Big Branch Miner Memorial Park Proposed
  • One Hurt at Kanawha County Mine
  •   Easier Development for Strip Mine Ground in Monongalia County
  • Massey Makes Second Request to CtW
  •   Mine Rescue Competition Begins
  • Congressional Committee Investigating UBB Disaster Holding Beckley Hearing
  • Massey Asks MSHA to Reverse Decision on Dust Scrubbers
  • UMWA Files Suit to Open MSHA’s Upper Big Branch Hearings
  • Rahall Makes Funding Request for Mine Safety
  • Rockefeller Proposes Amendment Requiring Mine Companies to Disclose Safety Records
  • Manchin Establishes Workplace Accident Safety Hotline
  • 6 Kentucky Coal Mines Closed From Impact Inspections
  • MSHA Announces Public Meetings in UBB Mine Explosion, Massey Responds
  • Massey Energy Reactivates Surface Mine Operations in Logan and Mingo Counties
  • Massey Energy Asks for CtW to Release Shareholder Information
  • Rahall, Mollohan, Boucher Ask EPA to Withdraw Conductivity Guidance
  •   Faces of Coal: Attack on Coal is Under Way
  • Byrd Reflects on Coal, Coal Mining Disaster
  • High Gas Levels Still Keeping Investigators Out of Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Massey Calls for Public Hearing Into Upper Big Branch Explosion
  •   Firefighter Recalls Fatal Adrian Mine Accident
  •   Hurricane Man Killed at Upshur County Mine Site, Name Released
  • Investment Group Calls for Massey Special Investigation
  • Investment Group Calls For Removal of Three Massey Directors
  •   Montcoal Disaster Fund Continues to Grow
  •   Blues Benefit for Big Branch Miners
  •   Benefactor Donates $2.5 Million for New Marsh Fork School
  •   Application Filed for New Surface Mine in Southern Harrison County
  • Bishop Michael J. Bransfield Releases Pastoral on Mine Safety
  • Matewan Singer Composes Song About Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Raleigh County to Receive State, Private Money for New Marsh Fork School
  •   FBI Reportedly Launches MSHA-Massey Bribery Investigation
  •   Massey Offers $3 Million to Upper Big Branch Families
  • UMWA Calls for Public Investigation on Upper Big Branch
  •   Political Ad Causes Controversy
  • Mine Safety at Heart of Pastoral set for Release Friday
  • Both Missing Kentucky Miners Reported Dead
  •   MSHA Makes Surprise Visits, Coal Miners Respond
  •   Gas Levels Stall MSHA Investigation of Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Variety of Cuisine Available in Beckley on Sunday
  • Two Widows of Coal Miners Killed Sue U.S. Government in Wrongful Death Claims
  • Fire at Ohio American Energy Mine Under Investigation
  • Wednesday is National Workers' Memorial Day
  •   Senate Concludes Hearing on Mine Safety, Massey Responds
  •   Study Links West Virginia Stream Quality, Cancer Deaths
  • Permanent Memorial Project Is Under way for 29 Miners
  • MSHA Closes Portions of 3 Massey Mines
  •   Monongalia County Proposes Strip Mines for Development
  •   Community Reacts to Memorial Service
  • CONSOL Applies to Expand Harrison County Mine
  •   Massey Claims Mine Clear of Gas Before Explosion
  • Massey Promises to Take Care of Miners' Families
  • UMWA to Represent Miners During Upper Big Branch Investigation
  •   People Line the Streets for Glimpse of the United States President
  •   Memorial, Presidential Visit Boost Business
  •   Shirts Honor Miners and Raise Funds for their Families
  •   Grieving Continues, Healing Process Begins
  • Obama Eulogizes Miners at Service in Beckley
  •   President's Visit Aside, Mourners Say Miners are the Real Headline
  • Everetteville Historical Association Honors Fallen Miners
  •   Full Video of Memorial Service Honoring 29 Miners Lost in Explosion
  • Scholarship To Be Given to Children, Grandchildren of Mine Victims
  •   Ticket Giveaway Draws Hundreds
  • Soul Miners for Coal Miners Perform for Mine Victims
  • Upper Big Branch Miners' Memorial Service Program Released
  • Raleigh County Miner Killed in Accident at ICG Mine
  • Sen. Byrd to Attend Upper Big Branch Memorial Sunday
  • Judge Gives EPA Additional Time to Decide on Spruce No. 1 Mine Permit
  • Officials: Inspectors Might Have to Wait a Month Before Entering Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Fallen Miners To Be Honored During National Unveiling
  •   Preparations for Presidential Visit Continue
  • Massey Reports Decline in First-Quarter Production
  •   Free Tickets Available for Mine Disaster Memorial
  •   Artist Returns to W.Va. with Song to Honor Coal Miners
  • State Board Looks at New Rules for Coal Mining
  • W.Va. Mine Health And Safety Board Reviewing Rules
  •   Pittsburgh Pirates Honor 29 Miners Killed
  •   WVU Honors Victims of Upper Big Branch Mine
  •   WVU Law Students to Help With Upper Big Branch Mine Investigation
  •   Obama, Biden Visit to Mountain State will be First
  • 29 Trees to be Planted on Earth Day in Memory of Miners
  •   Preparations for Presidential Visit Under Way
  • WVU to Honor Upper Big Branch Families Tuesday
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Participates in Wreath Laying at WVU
  •   Fish Kill Leads Monongahela River Summit
  •   Memorial Service Set to Honor Miners of Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
  •   Coal Mine Operators In West Virginia Stand Down Coal Production
  •   Mining Safety Symposium Held in Beckley
  • Massey Shareholder Suing Massey Energy Company
  •   Elementary School Students Place Wreath in Honor of Fallen Miners
  • U.S. Senate Passes Upper Big Branch Resolution
  • Federal Regulators Seeking Input Into New Surface Mining Rule
  • Mine Explosion not Deterring Career Goals of Future Coal Miners
  • Rockefeller, Byrd Respond to Thursday's MSHA Briefing on Mine Disaster
  • Huntington Law Firm Seeks to Represent Fallen Miner’s Families
  • Massey: Benefits Not Provided to Settle Lawsuits
  • Manchin: Massey's Record Will Come Out During Investigation
  • Massey Board Issues Statement About Upper Big Branch
  • Officials Release List of 48 Mines Across U.S. with Frequent Violations
  • Massey Energy Agrees with Governor's Request for Day of Observance
  • Rockefeller Asks for Immediate Review of all Pending Mine Violations
  • Capito Applauds Passage of Resolution Honoring Perished Coal Miners
  •   Manchin Asks Mines to Cease Production For One Day
  • Air Quality Keeping Investigators Out of Upper Big Branch Mine
  •   Trapped Miner's Farewell Letter To Family Released After 66 Years
  •   Father, Son Mine Rescuers Return from Upper Big Branch
  • Hundreds Attend Viewing for One of Youngest Mine Explosion Victims
  • Lawmakers Call for Investigation into Department of Labor Computer Error
  •   Upper Big Branch Family Fund Aims to Ease Future Financial Troubles
  • Warriors Stand Strong While Grieving
  •   Virtual Condolences Sent to West Virginia Miners
  • McAteer to Head Upper big Branch Mine Independent Investigation Panel
  •   IHOP Collects Money for Miner's Families
  • Rockefeller Honors Miners on Senate Floor
  •   Kroger Supports Families Affected by Upper Big Branch Mine Tragedy
  • Massey Energy Releases Statement After Recovery Efforts Concluded
  • A Miner's Goodbye
  • Child Killed in Charleston Shooting, Teen in Custody
  •   Support Offered to Students as They Return to School
  •   Radio Stations Across West Virginia Form Circle of Hope
  •   Huggins Helps Found Upper Big Branch Family Fund
  •   U.S. Attorney's Office Not Investigating Mine Explosion, Might in Future
  •   Ebanks Declares for NBA Draft
  •   Moment of Silence Observed for Mine Victims
  •   Obama Orders U.S. Flags to Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Miners
  •   Prayer Vigil Brings Montcoal Together
  •   Communities Rely on Faith to get through Mine Disaster
  •   Gathering of Waters Helps to Spread Awareness of Deckers Creek
  • President Barack Obama's Statement about Mine Tragedy
  • Sen. Rockefeller Releases Statement on Upper Big Branch Mine Deaths
  • Massey Issues Statement About Upper Big Branch Deaths
  • W.Va. State Police Help in Numerous Ways During the Recent Disaster
  •   President Barack Obama Says Mine Safety Needs to Become a Priority
  •   Mental Health Workers Help Mine Families Behind Scenes
  • Local University Helps Mining Families
  • Obama Comments on W.Va. Mine Disaster
  • In Times of Crisis, People Look To Faith for Comfort
  • Capito Calls for Mine Safety Enforcement Review
  • Massey Issues Statement About Mine Safety
  • Byrd 'Sick,' 'Saddened,' 'Angry' That Mine Accidents Still Happen
  • Web Extra - Explanation of Weather Influence On Methane Buildup At Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Rockefeller Asks Obama for Ongoing Briefings From Mine Investigators
  • Facebook Keeps Locals Connected to Mine Disaster
  • Donations, Funds Received for Mine Disaster
  •   Residents of Raleigh County Turn to Faith While Wait Continues
  •   Miners Throughout West Virginia Show Support for Fallen Miners
  • Miners Wait for Word of Their Colleagues
  •   Mine Accident Hits Home for West Virginia University Student
  • Sen. Jeff Kessler Calls for Mine Inspectors to Have Power to Close Mines
  • Churches Chipping in to Help Raleigh County Coal Families
  •   Obama Urges for Answers on Cause of Mine Disaster
  • Several Memorial Services Held for West Virginia Miners
  • DEVELOPING STORY: Funerals Being Arranged for Upper Branch Miners
  • Businesses Donate to Mine Victims
  • Fallout From Tragedy Uncertain for Massey
  • Two Citations Issued Day of Mine Explosion
  • Miners Spoke of Industry's Uncertainty Just Before Explosion
  • Many Reforms Created After Sago Disaster Remain Unfinished
  •   Rockefeller: 'Not at the Point Where We're Pointing Fingers'
  •   Whitesville Holds Candlelight Vigil
  • Retired Fire Boss Recalls Disturbing Trend
  • WVU Shows Support for Upper Big Branch Mine Victims
  • MSHA Appoints Team to Investigate Mine Explosion
  • The Safety Of Coal Miners Drives Putnam County Company
  •   'Bad Memories Flood Back', Said Daughter of Sago Miner
  •   Upper Big Branch Explosion Brings Visit From Family of Sago Mine Disaster
  • Huggins Visits Upper Big Branch Mine Site
  • Massey Releases Statement About Upper Big Branch Rescue
  •   Expert Questions Massey's Safety Record
  • Donations Taken to Help Families of Mining Victims
  • WVU Collects Condolences for Families Affected by Mine Tragedy
  •   Communities Remember Previous Mine Disasters
  • Manchin Orders All State Flags to be Lowered Half-Staff
  • Pastor Finds Out His Own Family is Affected by Mine Explosion
  • Hearing Request on Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine Granted
  •   Mike Caputo Released a Statement on Mining Disaster
  • Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin Speaks On Mine Tragedy
  •   River Valley Red Cross Sends Comfort to Mine Explosion Victims
  • Secretary of State Warning Against Upper Big Branch Scams
  • Senator Byrd Releases Statement on Mining Disaster
  • Residents Urged to Turn on Porch Lights to Show Support for Miners
  • All of Those Killed in Upper Big Branch Mine Now Identified
  • Upper Big Branch Coal Mine Accrued Several Fines
  •   Lead Investigator for Sago Mine Disaster Speaks About Raleigh County Disaster
  • Bishop to Host Mass in Whitesville
  • State Medical Examiner Preparing for Autopsies on 7 Upper Branch Miners
  • Church Schedules Prayer Service for Miners
  •   Obama Expresses Condolences on Mining Deaths
  • Statement from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis
  • Expert Says Mine Disaster Appears Worse Than Sago
  • Previous Confirmed Casualties at Upper Branch Mine
  • Prayer Service Held for Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
  • Rahall Releases Statement on Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster
  • Manchin Gives Statement on Mine Emergency
  • House Speaker Rick Thompson Gives Statement on Mine Accident
  • Tennant Issues Statement Regarding Tragic Mine Explosion
  • Capito Releases Statement on Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
  • Don Blankenship Issues Statement on Fatal Mining Explosion
  • United Mine Workers of America's President Statement on Mine Explosion
  • Information on Upper Big Branch Mine
  • Rockefeller to Visit Upper Big Branch Mine Tuesday
  •   Governor, First Lady to Host Memorial for Miners
  • New EPA Water Quality Standards Striking Fear In Coal Mining Communities
  • Mingo Logan Coal Co. Asks Federal Court to Deny Request for Stay
  • Mingo Logan Coal Co. Suit Challenges EPA Over Spruce Mine
  •   Byrd, Manchin, Rahall, Capito Respond to EPA Announcement on Water Quality
  • EPA Sets Standards for Water Quality Below Mining Operations
  • Coal Country Catching Wind of Renewable Energy
  • One Hurt in Mine Accident in Wyoming County
  • Ohio, Federal Agencies Accept Public Comments About Slurry Pond
  • Coal Mining Jobs Hang in the Balance
  •   Black Lung Benefits Part Of Health Care Reform Legislation
  • Supreme Court Denies Caperton Rehearing Request
  • Bone Marrow Drive Is Big Success
  •   Former Mine Foreman Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Documents
  • MSHA Releases Report on Fatal Mining Accident in Kanawha County
  • Federal No. 2 Mine Reopened, Again
  • Former Foreman Blames Boss for Falsified Records
  •   Federal No. 2 Mine Closed Again
  •   Patriot Coal Reopens Federal No. 2 Mine
  • Manchin Backs Efforts to Block EPA
  • Mining Protesters Seek Reversal of Restraining Order
  •   Patriot Coal Meets with MSHA to Discuss Federal No. 2 Future
  •   Air Packs Used at Sago Mine Recalled
  • Federal Judge Grants Injunction on Coal Protests
  • Buffalo Creek Remembered in Flood 38 Years Ago
  •   MSHA to Meet with Patriot Coal Officials Over Federal No. 2 Mine
  • MSHA: Federal No. 2 Must Retest Behind Seals Before It Can Reopen
  •   Federal Information Filed Against Federal No. 2 Foreman
  • Federal Judge Expected to Rule Soon on Coal Protest Injunction
  • Martin County, Kentucky Spill Poses No Threat
  •   Federal No. 2 Mine Closed; Investigation Under Way
  • Consol Layoffs Begin in Clay County
  • Three Arrested in Coal Protest
  • New GAO Report Examines Valley Fills
  • Mine Supply Business Chooses Boone County
  •   Mining Deaths Reach 589 Fatalities in 10 Years, New Initiatives Unveiled
  • MSHA Kicks off Mining Fatality Prevention Initiative
  • WVDEP Issues Notice of Violation to Massey Energy's Marfork Coal Subsidiary
  •   Mining Symposium Held in Charleston
  • Massey Energy Increases Coal Production in March
  • Marshall’s Bissett Accepts Kentucky Coal Post
  • Program Announced to Prevent Mining Fatalities
  •   Report: Appalachian States Should Look Beyond Coal
  • Federal Judge Temporarily Bars Protesters from Massey's Raleigh Mine Sites
  •   E.P.A Grant Supports Friends of Deckers Creek
  • Raleigh Co.Tree Sitting Protest Ends After 9 Days
  • Manchin Meets With Environmental Activists
  • Report Urges States to Plan Now for decline in Coal Production
  • Pike County Mine Fatality 17th in 2009
  • Two Charged With Trespassing on Raleigh County Mine Property
  •   Governor, Environmental Activists Discuss Coal Behind Closed Doors
  • Gene Kitts Talks Coal at Rotary Club
  •   Republicans Line up to Challenge Mollohan for House Seat
  • Senator Bryd Pushes to Change Black Lung Benefits
  • Senate Approves Bill to Reclaim Abandoned Mines
  • DEP to Set Most Valley Fill Projects Aside – for Now
  • Consol Energy Announces Large Air Methane Reduction Project
  • Hobet 45 Mine Gets First Enhanced Review Mountaintop Mining Permit
  • Allegheny Energy Plans Open Houses on TRAIL Line Proposals
  •   Top 10 Stories of Decade in West Virginia
  • New Analysis: Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline Not Needed in 2014
  • Capito Welcomes Ruling on Fola Coal
  •   CONSOL, DNR Monitor Dunkard Creek Cleanup
  • Almost $50 Million to West Virginia to Restore Abandoned Coal Mines
  • DEP Issues Order to Allow CONSOL to Resume Dunkard Creek Discharge
  • Governor, Consol Officials Talk About Possible Layoffs
  • Public Rallies Behind Proposed Coal to Liquid Plant
  •   State Development Authority OKs Power Plant Bond Applications
  •   Walker Family Sells Machinery Company
  •   Students Tell West Virginia University to Shun Coal Industry Dollars
  • Energy Summit Details Coal's Importance, Challenges
  •   Operation Free Stops in Morgantown Tuesday
  •   Fears of Higher Energy Costs and Job Loss Surround EPA Announcement
  • 500 Workers May Be Laid off at 2 Consol Mines
  • EPA Announcement Leaving Future of State Industry in Question
  •   National Coal Miners' Day Special for Coal Miner's Daughter
  •   Massey CEO Blasts Senator Robert Byrd On Coal
  • AEP to Receive $334 Million for Mountaineer Plant Upgrade
  • Duo Behind Bars for Assault, Kidnapping Hospitalized
  •   W.Va. DEP Says Golden Algae Found in More Streams
  •   China, U.S. Collaborate on Coal Conversion at WVU Workshops
  •   MSHA Announces Plan of Action Against Black Lung
  • Byrd: Coal Industry Must Engage in Mountaintop Removal Mining Debate
  • MSHA Releases Plan for Reducing Black Lung Disease
  • Caperton Seeks Rehearing of Massey Decision
  • Kennedy to Attend Rally in Charleston Dec. 7
  • Mountaintop Mining Protester Arrested at Capitol
  •   Appalachian Coal Town Christmas set to Begin
  • Workman: Maynard, Blankenship E-mails Should be Public Record
  •   Steel of West Virginia Lays off 53 Employees at Huntington Plant
  • Blankenship to Face Kennedy During Environmental Debate in Charleston
  • Interior Department Says it Will Strengthen Surface Mining Oversight
  • Bill Would Block Public Access to Energy Credit Prices
  •   41st Farmington Mine Memorial Reflects on Safety
  •   Miners Get Pink Slips at Ohio American Energy Mine
  • State Supreme Court Overturns Massey v. Caperton Verdict
  •   Cecil Roberts Addresses UMWA Members
  • State Leaders Pledge to Lobby White House on Mining Permits
  •   Leaders Meet to Discuss Future of Coal in West Virginia
  • Hobet Surface Mine Permit Application Advanced to EPA Review
  • Southern W.Va. Post-Mining Land Could be a Boon for Business
  • Coal Conference Begins in Logan County
  • Report: Miners Face Uphill Battle in Getting Black Lung Benefits
  • Massey Settles Class Action Age Discrimination Case for $8.75 Million
  •   Project FLOW Wraps Up with Ceremony in Bridgeport
  • Miner Injured by Falling Rock, Helicopter Dispatched
  • Senate Climate Bill Enters Three Days of Hearings
  • Fayette Man Killed in Kanawha County Mine Accident
  • NEW INFORMATION: Scarboro Man Killed in Mine Accident
  •   Protest Group Arrested After Taking Letter To Manchin
  • Halloween Scares in Every Corner
  • EPA Signals Possible Revocation of Spruce No. 1 Mine Permit
  • Pennsylvania DEP Wants EPA to Revoke Injection Permit
  • WVU to Dedicate Simulated Underground Mine Friday
  • Massey Responds to Byrd's Criticism About Handling of Marsh Fork Elementary Situation
  •   UMWA Officers Sworn in at Morgantown Ceremony
  • Capito Tells EPA That Coal Miners Deserve Clarity
  • Conservative Foundation Sponsors Pro-Coal Rally at Capitol
  • Testing Continues in Dunkard Creek
  •   Golden Algae Most Likely Cause of Fish Kill
  • Emergency Rescue Shelters Now in Place in WV Mines
  •   DEP: Algae May Be Killing Fish
  • Manchin Addresses U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Pennsylvania Officials Join Fish Kill Investigation
  • WVU Receives Sizable Donation from Murray Energy
  • Logan County Surface Mine Only Permitted Operation Questioned by EPA
  • EPA Withholds Surface Mining Permits for Further Review
  • Rockefeller Fights for Logan County Surface Mine
  •   Capturing the Carbon
  •   One Allegheny Power Station Ramps Down Production While Another Makes Upgrades
  •   Mine Subsidence Repairs in Fairmont
  •   Governor Pushes Southern Energy Policy
  • Man Injured at Federal Number 2 Mine
  •   Hydrogen, the Fuel of the Future?
  •   Secretary of Labor Visits WV Mine
  • Deputies Investigate Copper Theft at Coal Prep Plant
  • Plans to Open New Mines
  •   Kanawha County Mine to Close
  •   Push Continues for Richard Mine Clean Up
  •   Local Mine Prepares for Government Officials Visit
  • Miner Shocked at Monongalia County Mine
  • Former WVU Football Coach Speaks About Importance of Coal
  • The YMCA Prepares For Clean Up
  • Rahall Takes A Leap For Coal
  •   Friends of Coal Auto Fair Wraps Up
  • Friends Of Coal Auto Fair Boosts Economy
  •   Owing Gets Long-Awaited Memorial
  •   Movie Goers React to “Coal Country”
  •   Climate and Energy Legislation: What Next?
  •   Climate Bill Passes in House by Seven Votes
  •   Mountaintop Mining Debate Reaches Capitol Hill
  • Fatal Accident Reported at Consol Mine
  • MSHA Releases Report on Miner's Death
  • MSHA Releases New Mine Rescue Team Training Rules
  •   Manchin Signs Major Legislation
  • Massey Energy to Hold Green Miner Banquet on Wednesday
  •   Coal Mining Institute Golfs to Raise Money for Mine Rescuers
  • Two West Virginia Officials React to Obama's Surface Mining Plan
  • Gee to Leave Massey Energy Board of Directors
  •   Energy Summit Held at WVHTCF
  • Massey Reiterates 2009 Guidance
  •   New Sago Miners Memorial In Philippi
  •   Fairmont Coal Business Announces Temporary Layoffs
  • Mingo Mines Cited by State DEP Following Weekend Flooding
  • Coal Miner Injured in Kanawha County Sunday Night
  • Massey Cutting Salaries and Benefits by Average of 6 Percent
  • Massey Reports Flat Earnings in First Quarter
  • MSHA urges public to 'Stay Out and Stay Alive'
  • Obama Administration to Attempt Overturn of Pro-Mining Bush Rule
  • Salazar Wants to Return Mountaintop Coal Mining Rule to Previous Wording
  •   Ground Broken for Miners' Memorial
  •   International Coal Group Celebrates Arbor Day with Webster County Students
  • Clay County Mine Accident Is Investigated
  •   UPDATE: Aracoma Mine to Pay
  • EPA Officials Coming Back to West Virginia
  • Boone County Mine Closure Leaves 65 Jobless
  • Manchin, Massey Executives to Hold Meetings With EPA Officials This Week
  • EPA Officials to Visit West Virginia
  •   EPA Announcement Causes Mixed Reaction in Coal Industry.
  •   No Moratorium on Mining Permits
  • Governor Manchin Heading to Washington Wednesday to Discuss EPA Ruling
  •   Shawn Allen: Coal Miner's Son
  • State Surface Mine Board Upholds Massey Blasting Permits
  • Byrd Announces Funding Efforts for Mine Safety, Research and Enforcement
  •   Tygart Mine Closed Due to Economy
  • MSHA Seeks to Hire Mine Inspectors in W. Va.
  •   Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Harman Mining Case
  • Accidental Death Prompts New Safety Guildelines
  • Death Prompts Inspections
  • WV Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Build First Coal-to-Liquid Plant in U.S.
  • Young Republicans Approve Resolution Defending Coal
  • Report Issued on Cause of Trucker Death at Coal Mine Earlier This Month
  •   Couple Works to Makeover Monument
  •   Preston County Coal Reserve Value Jumps 86 Million Dollars
  • Senator Rockefeller Speaks to Coal Industry
  • WV Coal Association to Host Mining Symposium This Week
  • NY Times: Is America Ready to Quit Coal?
  • Update: Appeals Court Rejects Mountaintop Mining Restrictions
  • Wheeling Jesuit University’s Davitt McAteer testifying before Congress on coal fly ash Thursday.
  •   MSHA Finds Cause of Consol Miner's Death
  • Massey Profits Soar
  •   14 Cited During Mine Protest in Boone County
  • Man Injured at Harrison County Mine
  • Byrd Announces Billions for Coal in Senate Stimulus Bill
  • MSHA Proposes Dust Monitor Rule
  • DEP to Review All Flyash Impoundments in State
  • UPDATE: 400 Jobs Eliminated; Four Mining Operations to Close in Kanawha and Boone Counties
  •   Mine Subsidence Suspected in Steaming Hole in Marion County Road
  • Mining Company to Relocate Cemetery
  • Widows of Aracoma Mine Accident Victims Protest Plea Deal
  • Energy Secretary Nominee Chu Moderates His Views on Coal
  • Cell Phone Usage May Be Banned When Driving
  • Miners Injured at Federal #2 Mine
  •   Sago Miners Remembered
  • MIne Disaster Anniversary Today
  •   Mine Safety Inspector Shortage
  •   United Way Short of Fund Raising Goal 
  •   Massey Energy Subsidiary to Pay $4.2 Million for Violations Resulting in the Death of Two Miners
  • Citizens' Protection Response Prepares for Hearing
  •   Energy Secretary Nominee Says 'Coal Is My Nightmare'
  • ICG to Permanently Close Sago Mine
  •   Ad Says Clean Coal Doesn't Exist
  •   Coal-to-Liquids Plant to be Constructed in Mingo County
  •   Mine Closure Foretells Economic Downturn for Preston Co.
  • Preston County Coal Mine to Close
  •   Fallen Miners Honored at No. 9 Memorial Service
  •   Energy Forum Talks About Economic Growth Through Reliable Power
  • Wrongful Death Suit in Coal Mine Tragedy To Start
  •   Massey Energy Mogul Delivers Speech at WVU
  • Two Miners Injured at Preston County Coal Mine
  • Mine Faces Fines Over $400,000
  • Valley Fill Debate Resumes in Court
  • Synthesis Pulls Plug on Coal-to-Gas Plant With CONSOL
  •   Forum Spotlights Coal as "The Energy Source of the Future"
  • Update: Fatal Mining Accident in Boone County
  •   Acid Mine Clean-Up in Monongalia County
  •   Community Leaders Participate in Disibilty Simulation
  •   Blacksville #2 Mine Idle After 440 Workers Stay Home
  • New Dust Monitors May Reduce Black Lung
  • More Oxygen Required For Mine Rescue Teams
  • Tunnel Ridge Mine To Open In Ohio Valley
  • Grass in Your Gas Could Reclaim Surface Mines
  •   Hurricane Hanna will create Additional Hardships
  • Belt Fire Forces Evacuation at Boone County Mine
  •   Consol #20 Mine Holds Reunion
  • Coal, Energy Forum Held in Charleston.
  • UMWA Rally Canceled
  •   Allegheny to Open Headquarters Building in Marion County
  •   Mine Rescue Competition Underway in Monongalia County
  • UPDATED: Barbour County Mine Closed For Investigation
  •   B-and-O Taxes will be collected or business will be shut down
  •   CONSOL & S.E.S. Announce Plans for Coal Gasification Plant
  •   New Machine Helping To Mine Coal In North Central West Virginia
  •   Coal Kicks Your Electric Bill Up a Notch
  •   Help for flood victims
  • Two Companies Cited in Mining Deaths
  • Coal Miner Injured at Barbour County Mine
  •   Sink Hole In a Fairmont Backyard
  • MSHA Releases Report on Barbour County Mine Death
  •   Miner Killed at Robinson Run Mine in Harrison County
  •   Judge Accepts Sago Settlement
  •   UPDATED:Trainee Killed At Barbour County Mine
  •   Update Miner Injured in Boone County
  •   Capito Pushes Coal-to-Liquid Technology
  •   Methane Still Present in Metz
  •   Methane Mystery Continues in Marion County
  •   Explosions Still Under Investigation
  •   Italian Students Visit Monongah Mine Memorial
  •   Mountain State Mine Training
  •   Group Gets $5 Million Dollars to Repair Creek in Taylor County
  •   Webster County Students Get Lesson in Mine Reclamation
  •   FSU Set to Put Concrete Canoe to the Test
  • West Virginia Supreme Court Sides with Massey Energy
  •   Kathy Mattea Visits Marion County
  •   Property Owners Look for Help
  • Update: Fatal Mine Accident in Fayette County
  • Justices Hear Appeal Of A Multi-Million Dollar Verdict Against Massey Energy
  •   Rocket Boy Homer Hickam Releases New Novel
  •   Property Owner's Rights Emphasis Behind New Bill
  •   Verdict Delivered in ICG Coal Dust Trial
  •   Randolph County Mine Cited in Fatal Accident
  • Relatives of Sago Victims File Suit Against ICG
  •   Day 3 in ICG Trial
  • Supreme Court Will Hear Harman Case
  •   ICG Trial Underway
  • Miner Injured in Boone County
  • West Virginia Miner Dies
  •   Upshur County Gets New Mobile Communications Center
  • More Coal Miners Developing Black Lung
  •   Mine Safety Senior Project
  •   Report Says Sago Blast May Have Been Much More Powerful Than First Thought.
  •   Monongah Mine Disaster Remembered
  • New Information Miner Injured in Kanawha County
  •   Museum and Monument for Miners Planned in Fairmont
  •   ICG Will Have to Revise Permit Before Continuing with Tygart Mine
  •   Family And Friends Gather To Remember Farmington Mine Disaster 39 Years Later
  •   National Mining Museum Could be Coming to Marion County
  • Well-Known Coal Executive, Philanthropist Dies
  • Follow Up: MSHA Issues Report in Randolph County Fatal Mine Accident
  • Hearings for Proposed Power Line Set for Preston County
  • Update: Name Released of Miner Killed in Boone County
  •   Relatives Dedicate Sago Miners Memorial
  •   Parents Concerned Over Speeding At School Bus Stops
  • Mining Hearing Draws Crowds
  •   Grafton Shoppers Excited for New Peebles Store
  • Buckhannon Man Killed in Mining Accident
  • Miner Injured During Pillar Fall
  •   Federal Government Weighs in on Transmission Line Proposals
  •   Miners and their Relatives to be Remembered with Memorials
  •   Circuit Court Sides With Massey Energy in Coal Silo Case
  •   Coal Miner Injured in Mason County
  •   CNBC Segment Spotlights North Central West Virginia Coal Mine
  • New Mine Rescue Unit In Action
  •   Buckhannon Attorney Gives Miners Free Legal Advice
  •   Sago Miner Memorial Stolen
  •   Update:Police Release Name of Miner Killed in Mingo County
  •   Barbour County Company Developing New Mine Tracking Device
  •   ICG Sells Notes to Pay for Mines
  •   Mine Owners Fight Back Against Thefts
  •   State Leaders at Odds Over Mining Legislation Timeline
  • Utah's Mining Disaster Focuses Attention To Mine Safety
  •   WV Coal Industry Officials Debate Federal Mine Act
  • Former Accountant Sues ICG
  •   Mine Rescue Teams Compete in Mon County
  • Report Names Two Area Power Plants as Some of the Nation's Dirtiest
  • Man Killed in Mine Accident in Kentucky
  •   Operators of Nearby Maryland Mine Cited in Deaths of Miners
  •   Lawsuit Filed in Coal Mine Death
  •   Sago Victim's Family Files Lawsuit
  •   Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Longview Power Plant
  •   Rivesville Officials Deal with Another Sinkhole
  •   International Coal Group Continues Plans for Taylor County Mine
  •   Coal Miners, Supporters Rally to Keep Jobs
  •   Fuel Cells in West Virginia's Future?
  •   Mine Safety Shelters Unveiled in Washington
  •   MSHA Claims Lightning That Traveled Along Underground Cable Caused Blast at Sago Mine
  •   Jeweler Makes A Symbol for Fallen Coal Miners
  •   MSHA to Release Sago Report on Wednesday
  •   Men Sentenced in Recent Mine Break-in in Kanawha County
  •   Fire Breaks Out at McElroy Plant in Marshall County
  • Massey Details Search For Suspects Accused of Entering Abandoned Mine
  • Massey Reports First Quarter Results
  • Miners' Bodies Found In Maryland Mine Accident
  • Peabody To Review Coal Operations in W.Va.
  •   Two Men Buried at Western Maryland Mine
  •   Sludge Dumping Concerns Preston Residents
  • Family of Sago Survivor Welcomes New Baby
  •   Governor Signs Mine Safety Legislation
  •   Massey Energy Will Review MSHA Report on Mine Deaths
  •   Construction Begins on 600-Mega Watt Power Plant
  • One Injured In Mine Accident at Robinson Run
  •   Upshur County Commission Reacts To Sago Mine Halting Production
  •   International Coal Group Idles Sago Mine
  •   Experts Weigh in on Mine Safety After Sago Tragedy
  •   Sago Mine Idle
  •   UMWA Releases Sago Explosion Cost
  •   State Mandates Underground Mine Safety Shelters
  •   More Layoffs Coming At Consolidation Coal
  •   Senators Question the Effectiveness of Mine Safety Laws
  •   Mine Shutdown Powers Granted
  • Miner Injured in Accident at Robinson Run
  •   ICG To Hold Off on Taylor County Mine
  • Global Warming Report To Be Released on Friday
  •   'Giving Them Hope': Counseling After Sago
  • State Cites Sago Mine
  •   Sago Report Presented To State Mine Officials
  •   Sago Report Released to the Public
  • McDowell Mine County Remains Closed.
  •   Fatal Mine Accident Under Investigation In McDowell County
  •   Miners Killed in McDowell County
  •   Families Of The Sago Miners React To New Documentary
  •   Sago Documentary Stirs Families
  •   One Year Later, No Closure For Sago Families
  •   Sago Disaster Defines News for 2006
  •   Randal McCloy One Year Later
  •   Sago's Lightning Theory Still Stands
  •   Barbour County Mourns Sago Victims
  •   Doctors Recall Randal McCloy's Recovery
  •   Sago Mine Disaster Puts Small Church on National Map
  • Sago Anniversary Rekindles Memories of 44-Hour Ordeal
  • Sago Mine Closed to Remember
  •   Top Stories of 2006 Recalled
  •   Randal McCloy to Make Appearance in People
  •   Sago Owner Responds to Report
  •   UMWA Members Ratify New Wage Plan
  •   Sago Families Get State Report on Fatal Mine Accident
  •   Sago Families Get State Report on Fatal Mine Accident
  • Monongalia County Mine has Spotty Safety Record
  • Aracoma Widows Suing Mine Operators
  • Man Dies In Mining Accident
  • UMWA Reaches New Contract Deal
  •   Report Delayed In Sago Report
  • Sago Mine Report Includes Number of Recommendations
  •   Mining Industry Awaits New Sago Report
  • UMWA Says State Sago Report will Blame Lightning
  • Tucker County Mine Accident Sends Man to Hospital
  • Mine Accident in Boone County Sends One to the Hospital
  • State Wants to Discipline Workers in Connection With Fatal Fire at Logan Mine
  • WV Job Outlook Released
  • Aracoma Mine Report Lists Recommendations
  • Kentucky Miner Dies in Accident
  • Aracoma Mine Report Released
  •   Meeting on Aracoma Report Canceled Because Adequate Notice not Given
  • A Warning to Coal Mine Operators
  •   State Issues New Safety Warning to Miners
  • The W.Va Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety Will Hear Aracoma Alma No. 1 Report
  •   ICG Faces More Legal Trouble
  • Name of Miner Killed in Accident Released.
  •   West Virginia Senators Speak Out Against MSHA Head
  •   Mine Fatality at Whitetail Mine in Fellowsville
  •   Holiday to Honor Coal Miners is on its Way
  • Rahall Goes Deep
  • Public Hearing Held to Discuss Increased Fines Against Mine Operators
  • Senator Jay Rockefeller Visits Sago
  • Sago Disaster May Have Claimed Two More Lives
  • Sago Workers Commit Suicide
  • Sago Mine Documentary In The Works
  • $200 Million, 345 Mining Jobs Announced
  • Harrison County Mine Accident Injures One
  • Judge Hears Suit Against Sago
  • Questions Over Aracoma Mine Disaster Continue
  • Fatal Mine Fire Investigation Results in More Questions
  • Baseball Field Becomes Football Fans' Paradise
  • Emergency Air Packs Defective
  • New Mine Safety Chief Announced
  • McCloys Expecting Baby
  • McCloy, Families Sue ICG, Mining and Equipment Companies
  • Sago survivor files suit
  • Man Injured in Monongalia County Coal Mine
  • Sago Memorial Dedication Set
  • State Receives Official Report On Mining Disasters
  • Missing Men May Be In Mine
  • Dispatchers Address Commission About Sago
  • Company to Re-Open Harrison Mine
  • Miner Nearly Loses Arm
  • WVWC Students Release Mine Safety Report
  • Miners Released From Hospital; Mine Reopens
  • Families: Sago Report Falls Short
  • Upshur Response to Sago Questioned
  • 911 Communications at Sago
  • Sago Mine Report Released
  • Stickler Controversy Continues
  • Report on Sago Mine Disaster Due out Wednesday
  • Emergency Equipment Outdated At Sago Mine
  • One Sago Air Pack Expired
  • Wyoming County Miner Injured
  • Miner Injured in Wyoming County Accident
  • Mine Legislation
  • An Official Cause of the Sago Mine Disaster May Not Be Known
  • McCloy Interview Transcripts Released
  • Sago Report Due July 19th
  • Sago Report Will Soon Be Released
  • Weather damage comes from above and below in Logan County
  • UMWA Rallies to Unionize New Mine
  • Plates Might Honor Fallen Miners
  • Big Game Expected to Boost State Economy
  • WV Coal Festival to Honor Fallen Miners
  • McCloy Speaks to Investigators
  • President Bush Signs MINER Act into Law
  • Workers quickly douse flames at a coke plant in Ashland Kentucky
  • Proposed MSHA Chief Draws Criticism
  • Cause Of Union Hall Fire Is Determined
  • Mine Rescue Teams Sharpen Skills
  • MINER Act Passes in Congress
  • House To Consider Miner Act
  • Officials Study Mine Safety Recommendations
  • Mine Rescue Competition In Tazewell County
  • Miner Remembered
  • McCloy, Enquirer Suit Settled
  • U.S. Senate Passes Mine Safety Legislation
  • Miner Killed In Harrison County Mine
  • McCloy Reacts to Kentucky Accident
  • Mine Safety Gets Push by Another Tragedy
  • A Light at the End of the Tunnel?
  • McCloy Honored with Day
  • US Senators Reach Deal on Mine Safety
  • McCloy to be Honored at Raceway
  • Mining Evacuation Overhaul
  • Local Man Inducted Into WV Coal Hall of Fame
  • Next Step After Sago Hearing?
  • Day Three Of Sago Mine Hearings
  • Good News for Mine Rescue Teams
  • Sago Hearing Concerns Some Lawmakers
  • Sago Hearing Held In Buckhannon
  • Public Turn Out for Mine Hearing Lower than Expected
  • Sago Public Hearing Set
  • Sago Hearing Agenda
  • Sago Hearing Set To Begin
  • New Excerpt From McCloy Letter Causes Concern
  • Manchin Reacts to McCloy's Letter
  • McCloy Letter Draws Reaction
  • McCloy Letter Shines Light on Sago Mine Tragedy
  • Mine Safety Rules Are Being Questioned
  • Musicians Raise Money for Mining Victims' Families
  • Day 2 of Mining Symposium Underway in Wheeling
  • Feds Investigate Alma Mine Fire
  • McCloy Gives Glimpse of Sago Disaster
  • McCloy Given Hero's Welcome
  • McCloy Home
  • McCloy Headed for Home
  • Sole Sago Survivor Coming Home
  • Sago Survivor Heads Home
  • Investigators Still Unsure on Sago Cause
  • Sago Mine Opens
  • McCloy Makes Brief Home Visit
  • Former Sago Foreman Faces Charges
  • Sago Mine to Re-Open
  • Sago Mine To Reopen
  • International Coal Group Repays Emergency Responders
  • W.Va. Wesleyan Offers Free Tuition to Sago Miners' Children
  • I.C.G. To Help Repay Emergency Responders
  • Randal McCloy Continues Progress
  • EXCLUSIVE:Transcript of Interview with Anna McCloy and Russell Biundo, M.D.
  • Energy Forum Focuses on New Mining Laws
  • Anna McCloy Breaks Her Silence
  • Plans for Sago Memorial
  • Time Will Tell
  • Rapid Response
  • Is Mine Safety on Track?
  • Breathing Life into Mine Safety
  • Chamber Backs Brickstreet
  • Former Sago Mine Foreman Indicted on 116 Counts
  • Rockefeller: Mine Deaths Followed Period of Safety Neglect
  • Mine Exhibit Torn Down
  • New Information on Safety Violations at Sago
  • Fight Heats Up for Workers Comp Widows Benefits
  • Sago Interviews Resume
  • McCloy is Speaking
  • Sago Families Address Lawmakers
  • Sago Memorials in the Works
  • State to Pay Sago Families
  • McCloy Sues Over Enquirer Photo
  • National Mine Safety Day
  • McCloy Getting Stronger
  • 15-Year Old Fights For Coal Mine Safety
  • New Details In Sago Mine Probe
  • Miner's Family Thought He Was Safe
  • Manchin Calls for Mine Safety Stand-Down
  • Communications Correct After Mine Fire
  • McCloy's Hometown Displays Red Ribbons
  • A Call for Coal Miner Day
  • Union: Recommendations Weren't Adopted Nationally
  • McCloy Takes Next Step
  • Viewing for Wyoming County Miner
  • Judge Allows Union In Sago Investigation
  • Miner Moved to Rehab Facility
  • National Mining Association Creates Safety Commission
  • Mine Union Blocked from Sago
  • WV Delegation Lobbies White House for Mining Changes
  • Miner Responds to New Safety Laws
  • Mine Disaster Issues Taken to White House
  • Dispatchers Still Working Overtime
  • Lawmakers Set to Discuss Mine Safety
  • Beauticians Cut Hair for a Good Cause
  • Bodies of Alma Miners Hatfield and Bragg Recovered
  • Investigators Re-Enter Sago Mine, Start Repairs
  • McCloy Eats Solid Food
  • Senators Visit Sago
  • Rescue Crews Search for Two Miners
  • Another Coal Mining Accident In WV.
  • Two Miners Unaccounted For After Mine Fire
  • Donations for Miners Fill City Hall
  • Randal McCloy's Condition Improves
  • Interviews Begin In Sago Mine Investigation
  • What Was The Cost Of The Sago Tragedy?
  • Investigation Begins Into Mining Tragedy
  • Memorial Service Hits Home For Families
  • Grief Counseling For Children After Mine Disaster
  • WVU Shows Support to Miners
  • Coal Mine Investigation Continues
  • ICG Defends Safety Record
  • Fundraising for Miner Target for Fraud
  • Final Good-Bye's
  • Doctors: "Cautiously Optimistic"
  • Fundraiser for Mining Families
  • Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Remembers Miners
  • Randal McCloy Back in West Virginia
  • News Judgment
  • Fatal Mine Accident Expected to Affect Recruitment
  • Miners Left Communications Behind
  • Mine Survivor Still Clings To Life
  • ICG Owner no Stranger to Mountain State
  • As Randal McCloy Recovers, a Small Community Rejoices
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  • Mine Disasters Spurs Legislation
  • International Coal Group Statement Regarding Miner Tragedy
  • What are Miners Breathing?
  • Tragic Story Comes to End
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