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Gauley Added To List Of Most Endangered Rivers
American Rivers points to one company specifically, South Fork Coal Company, which has operated on 3,600 acres in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWVDEP Suspends Permit For Mine Operated By Justice
The department took the action on Wednesday after ongoing issues with runoff and sediment at the Bluestone Coal Poca Surface Mine, on the border of Wyoming and McDowell counties.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMSHA Report: Miner Died When Ejected From Bulldozer In Mingo County
A 73-year-old miner, with 53 years of experience, was ejected from a bulldozer he was operating. That’s according to a preliminary report from the Mine Safety and Health Administration on the death of William Mapes on Sunday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMarch 11, 1939: West Virginia Becomes First State to Pass Law on Surface Mining
On March 11, 1939, the West Virginia Legislature passed the state’s first law regulating surface mining. Once referred to as strip mining, surface mining…
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Study Shows Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust That Causes Black Lung
Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA 40-year-old Federal Law Literally Changed the Appalachian Landscape
Forty years ago, President Jimmy Carter signed a law that literally changed the face of Appalachia.The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977…
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