Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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U.S. Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Lawsuit By Coal Miner Over Black Lung
Harry Wiles applied for what’s called a Part 90 transfer, allowing him to continue to work in the mine but with less exposure to toxic dust.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBeckley Ceremony To Mark 15 Years Since Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
On April 5, 2010, 29 coal miners were killed at the Upper Big Branch mine in the deadliest mine explosion in decades.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMSHA Issues Final Rule To Lower Silica Dust Exposure In Mines
As expected, the new MSHA rule lowers the maximum exposure to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air during an eight-hour shift.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDon Blankenship, Now A Democrat, Files To Run For U.S. Senate
Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, was convicted of violating federal mine safety law in a 2016 trial. Twenty-nine miners at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine were killed in 2010.
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Theater Production About UBB Planned For Beckley
A play about the victims of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster and their families will debut in West Virginia next month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News12 Years Later, Upper Big Branch Families Remember The 29 Miners Lost
A ceremony was held at noon at the memorial in Raleigh County to the 29 mine workers who lost their lives on April 5, 2010.
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