West Virginia must hold coal operators accountable for any negligence or misconduct to prevent another Upper Big Branch, the worst...
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A West Virginia company is working on a piece of equipment designed to keep miners safer. Trinity Resources, headquartered in...

If there’s one lasting cultural change Mine Safety and Health Administration Director Joe Main wants to make in both the...
Coal operators across the country are changing the way they work, and mines are becoming safer, but the head of...
For two West Virginia lawmakers who lost fathers in coal mining accidents, preventing disasters like the 2010 Upper Big Branch...
Mining companies will need to disclose to investors information about health and safety violations under new rules adopted on Wednesday...
The number of mine injuries has been cut in the five months since Alpha Natural Resources bought Massey Energy, which...
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s continuing crackdown on the coal industry hasn’t deterred the industry’s growth, director Joe...
West Virginia mine safety officials have ordered emergency inspections of up to 500 rescue shelters in the state’s underground coal...
The National Mining Association says it’s launching a program to get companies collaborating so mine operators with poor safety records...