W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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Rescue Competition Puts Coal Miners On Another Kind Of Turf
Coal miners from West Virginia and surrounding states met in Morgantown last month to compete in a rescue competition.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News2 Miners With Black Lung Sue Alpha Metallurgical Resources
The miners, Joshua Cochran, 45, and Shawn Turley, 53, worked in Massey and Alpha mines for more than two decades. Both have developed complicated black lung.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.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.
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MSHA 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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