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Federal mine safety initiatives under threat from incoming Trump regime, GOP congress
10 Jan 2025 13:06 GMT
… of lead inspectors at the Massey Energy Company-controlled Upper Big Branch … increasingly younger miners throughout central Appalachia.
The new rule, hailed by …
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With WV struggling at the bottom, Manchin exits Senate touting the middle
02 Jan 2025 11:04 GMT
… briefing following the explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch … throughout the country, including an Appalachian one headquartered in Morgantown reliant … increasingly younger miners throughout central Appalachia.
Gov. Joe Manchin looks downcast …
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Appalachian-Area Candidates Are Campaigning To Create Clean Energy Jobs For Struggling Families
06 Oct 2020 12:48 GMT
… to bring back coal, the Appalachian people are losing hope. But … happen in the heart of Appalachia too. But will the entrenched … and Ohio. The people of Appalachian are tired of bad news … 29 coal miners at the Massey Energy Company's Upper Big …
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Coal Is Not A Commodity. It's A Core Value To Appalachian Communities
22 Oct 2018 11:01 GMT
A truck moves past the White Oak Freewill Baptist Church in Orgas, W.Va. on, Friday, April 9, 2010, (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
You can make a difference. But you can’t do it behind a barricade. Constituents must have access to their elected leaders, …
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Appalachia isn't all white, all poor, all passive
23 May 2018 17:46 GMT
… an overlooked presence of Appalachian radicalism, but ingrained conservatism, racism … past outdated ideas of Appalachian exceptionalism, progressive versions included.
Twenty … I write this review, former Massey Energy Co. coal baron Don Blankenship, …
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America discovers what the coal companies left behind in Appalachian Virginia
25 Jul 2017 22:39 GMT
… media rediscovered the poor Appalachian coalfields of Southwest Virginia … about the now-defunct Massey Energy coal company and its … for planning on cutting the Appalachian Regional Commission, a regional … of news stories about Appalachia is what happened to …
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Massey Energy Buys Coal Reserves From Appalachian Fuels
18 Nov 2009 17:16 GMT
… 18, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE ) said it … reserves from the now bankrupt Appalachian Fuels, LLC. and its affiliates … ;p>Richmond, Virginia-based Massey Energy is a coal company with …
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After nearly 50K dust and air citations in past decade, advocates want miners to speak up under new rule
08 Jun 2024 11:12 GMT
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Don Blankenship, the CEO of Massey Energy Co. (which operated the mine … black lung disease devastating central Appalachia.
The silica protection rule announced … dozen signatories consisting mostly of Appalachian advocacy groups and local officeholders …