W.Va. Biscuit Voted ‘South’s Best’
Tudor’s "Mountaineer” biscuit was named “The South’s Best Biscuit” in an online poll contest held by Garden & Gun, a southern lifestyle magazine.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, fewer coal miners are killed on the job than in years past, but black lung remains a persistent problem. A big reason for that is silica dust.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA draft rule to protect coal miners from exposure to silica dust garnered more than 5,200 comments from advocates and the American public.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRobert E. Murray, the former CEO and president of the now-bankrupt Murray Energy, has filed an application with the U.S. Department of Labor for black lung benefits. For years, Murray and his company fought against federal mine safety regulations aimed at reducing the debilitating disease.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from an oversight agency released Tuesday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOfficials with the Mine Safety and Health Administration met for the first time with miners’ health researchers Wednesday in a new partnership designed to…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA lawsuit filed by a miner’s widow says the Mine Safety and Health Administration didn’t do enough to stop the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster.The…
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