WVPB's Yohe Inducted Into Broadcasting Hall Of Fame
West Virginia Public Broadcasting's very own Randy Yohe was inducted into the Museum of Radio and Technology's West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame Tuesday.
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Donation From Retired Union Leader Supports Preservation Of Labor History
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is getting a sizable donation from retired union leader Cecil Roberts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUMWA Demands Silica Dust Rules Be Implemented
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is demanding the immediate enforcement of federal silica dust protections in central Appalachian coal mines, in a statement released Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNew Gas Power Plant Coming To Grant County
Dominion Energy has proposed building the Mt. Storm Combined Cycle Station in Grant County, according to a press release from Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiners, Clean Power Advocates To Protest Proposed Gas-Fired Electric Plant
The United Mine Workers of America and groups interested in solar and wind energy are encouraging supporters to attend, and speak, at a hearing before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) on July 15.
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6 New Monuments To Commemorate March To Blair Mountain
Six new sites along a 50-mile route between Charleston and Matewan, West Virginia will commemorate the 1921 Miners' March to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNIOSH Director Tells Federal Judge That Black Lung Program Is Back
John Howard, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, told U.S. District Judge Irene Berger that 51 workers who had received termination notices in April were back on the job.
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