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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Jul. 14, 2026

Miners, 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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Arts & Culture Maria Young, Aug. 29, 2025

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.

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Government Curtis Tate, Jun. 03, 2025

NIOSH 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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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 22, 2025

UMWA's Roberts Intervened To Save Federal Black Lung Program

United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts was among those who personally asked the U.S. health secretary to save a program that screens for black lung.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 20, 2025

UMWA, Labor Leaders To Protest Trump Health Cuts In D.C.

United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts and members of the American Federation of Government Employees will demonstrate outside HHS headquarters over recent staffing reductions at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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Health & Science Curtis Tate, May. 15, 2025