New Compilation Shows Hip-Hop's Roots in Appalachia
Appalachian hip-hop is the subject of a new compilation from June Appal Recordings, titled No Options: Hip-Hop in Appalachia. ...
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State Approves Air Quality Permit For Factory Where Explosion Killed 1
The Division of Air Quality approved the permit for Optima Belle to replace the equipment damaged in the explosion and return to normal operations.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChemical Reaction Investigated in Fatal Blast
The lead federal investigator examining the explosion that killed two men at a West Virginia industrial plant May 24 says they're still testing and…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUS Safety Board to Probe Plant Explosion in W.Va.
An independent national agency is joining investigations into this week's explosion at a West Virginia industrial plant that left the owner and an…
Continue Reading Take Me to More News2014 W.Va. Chemical Spill Report Leaves Questions Unanswered
The Chemical Safety Board voted Wednesday evening to approve the final report and recommendations that were the result of a more than two and a half year…
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The Five Things You Need to Know About the CSB's Preliminary Investigation at Freedom Industries
Investigators from the U. S. Chemical Safety Board presented preliminary findings Wednesday from their investigation into the January chemical leak at…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsChemical Safety Board to Discuss West Virginia Explosion, Spill
The federal Chemical Safety Board is coming to Charleston next week to release findings about a New Cumberland metal recycling plant explosion that killed…
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