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Surface Mines And A New Abortion Clinic Opening In MD, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is part of a so-called “abortion desert” but a clinic with ties to the Mountain State is opening just over the border. Also, more questions are being raised about the role of surface mines in flash floods after widespread damage in eastern Kanawha County.

On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is part of a so-called “abortion desert” but a clinic with ties to the Mountain State is opening just over the border. Emily Rice has more.

Also, in this show, more questions are being raised about the role of surface mines in flash floods after widespread damage in eastern Kanawha County. Briana Heaney has the story.

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Federal Mine Safety Agency Holding Input Meetings Around US

The federal agency that oversees mining safety is holding public stakeholder meetings in six states, including West Virginia.

The Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration is seeking information on safety improvements with hauling vehicles and bulldozers at surface mines and belt conveyors at surface and underground mines.

The West Virginia meeting is Sept. 11 at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beckley.

The other meetings in August and September will be held in Alabama, Texas, Nevada, New York and Arlington, Virginia. The agency says it is part of a larger initiative that MSHA is undertaking to reduce accidents involving powered haulage.

Those type of accidents accounted for half of the 28 mining fatalities in 2017.

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