Coal Mine Health and Safety

December 30, 1969: President Nixon Signs Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act

On December 30, 1969, President Richard Nixon signed into law the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. Since the Monongah mine disaster in Marion…

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Abortion Bill Heads to Governor Tomblin's Desk

At the legislature today, bad blood lingers in the Senate after yesterday’s action to move the charter schools bill to the floor. In the House, the…

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Coal Miner Sam Williams Speaks Out

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Nov. 20, 1968: Farmington Mine Explosion Kills 78

In the predawn hours of November 20, 1968, a massive explosion ripped through the Consolidation Coal Company’s Number 9 mine near Farmington. Twenty-one…

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