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It's been 15 years since the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Family members and others from the community ...
Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of the deadliest mine disaster in more than half a century at the Upper Big Branch mine.
On April 5, 2010, an explosion in a coal mine near Montcoal, in West Virginia's Raleigh County, killed 29 workers.
The CDC unit that dramatically reduced Black Lung Disease among coal miners has been fired in Trump's sweeping overhaul of ...
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) —The Fourth Circuit on Thursday heard from a West Virginia county seeking accountability from coal mining companies responsible for waste dumps, which it claims harm the Johnson ...
Libby Lindsay spent 21 years working underground as a miner for Bethlehem Steel in West Virginia ... Last year, 31 people ...
Saturday marks 15 years since 29 men were killed in a matter of seconds working underground in Raleigh County.
New federal rule to limit coal miners’ exposure to silica dust — a leading cause of black lung disease — is being delayed ...
Stanley “Goose” Stewart, who survived the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster that killed 29 workers 15 years ago Saturday, ...
Voices From Coal Country Say Closures of MSHA Offices Will Endanger Mine Safety CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions whether it's safe for anyone to ...