The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Labor is urging the government’s mine safety agency to tighten restrictions on...
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Coal companies need to make a “fundamental shift” in how they control exposure to coal dust in underground mines to...
As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and...
Sens. Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania unveiled legislation last week aimed at ensuring fairer treatment...
Rhino Eastern LLC changed management at its Eagle Mine 3 after inspectors warned that coal miners faced the risk of...
More than a dozen coal companies, including a unit of Patriot Coal Corp., challenged a new federal mine-safety regulation aimed...