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Officials Issue 253 Violations In Coal Mine Disaster Probe

AP | VICKI SMITH | Posted 04.24.2012

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BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia mine safety officials issued 253 violations in their investigation of the Upper Big Branch disaster and targeted...

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40 Chinese Miners Stuck; Emergency Crews Race To Rescue

AP | Posted 09.01.2011

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BEIJING — A buildup of volatile gas hampered rescue efforts in one Chinese coal mine and high levels of water slowed them in another as emergenc...

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Black Lung Blockbuster: Democracy Now Interview with Upper Big Branch Investigator on New Report (VIDEO)

Jeff Biggers | Posted 07.23.2011

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Jeff Biggers

In an in-depth interview, independent Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster investigator J. Davitt McAteer discussed his new report on Massey Energy's "systematic failure to comply with the law" on numerous levels.

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AT LEAST 27 Missing In New Zealand Coal Mine Disaster

AP | RAY LILLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Search efforts for 29 workers missing after a powerful blast tore through a coal mine in New Zealand were stalled Satu...

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TRAGIC: 17-Year Old Was Among Miners Now Declared Dead

Posted 05.25.2011

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A teenage boy who was on the job for just one hour is among the 29 New Zealand coal miners trapped after last Friday's explosion, the New Zealand Hera...

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Doomed West Virginia Miners Warned Of Coal Dust

AP | TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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JULIAN, W.Va. — About the time Michael Elswick was wrapping up work deep inside the Upper Big Branch mine, he phoned a colleague on the surface ...

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Utah Approves Strip Mine Near Bryce Canyon National Park

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — A coal company claimed victory Tuesday when a Utah state board rejected a legal challenge brought by environmental groups that ...

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Mine Inspection 'Blitz' Nets 128 Violations At West Virginia Mines

AP | TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training says mine inspectors issued more than 100 citations for violati...

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Senators Grill Massey CEO Don Blankenship On Safety At Upper Big Branch Mine

AOL News | Andrea Stone | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (May 20) -- The coal baron who runs the West Virginia mine that last month saw the deadliest U.S. mine accident in 40 years came unbowed to...

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Raspadskaya Coal Mine Blast Kills 12, Traps 83 In Russia

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Rescue workers scrambled to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground coal mine after two explosions killed at least 12 pe...

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Mine Safety Hearing: Massey CEO Don Blankenship Won't Appear Before Senate Committee

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The government will start going directly to federal court to shut down mines that make a habit of ignoring safety, the nation's top...

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Man Dies At Pocahontas Coal Mine Listed By Congressman

Posted 05.25.2011

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George Miller Names 48 Mines Avoiding Scrutiny By Contesting Safety Violations

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of a congressional panel that oversees mine safety on Wednesday released a list of 48 mines that could face greater sc...

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Massey Energy Arranged Jet For West Virginia Governor's Flight After Mine Blast

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's governor flew back to the state hours after last week's deadly mine explosion on a jet provided by the mine'...

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West Virginia Coal Miners' Bodies Recovered

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA and TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin on Tuesday asked a former top federal mine safety official to independently investigate an explosion that k...

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J. Davitt McAteer, Ex-Mine Official, To Lead Probe Of West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin on Wednesday ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines in West Virginia after an explo...

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Computer Glitch Missed Eight Safety Violations At Upper Big Branch Mine

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A computer error prevented the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in an explosion last week from receiving a warning abo...

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Don Blankenship: Investors, Politicians Begin Calling For Massey Head To Resign

Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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The calls to oust Massey Energy Company Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship began in earnest Monday, with members of both the private and public sectors ...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Investigation: Federal Investigators To Look Into Massey Explosion

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA and TIM HUBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal investigators arrived Monday at the West Virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion last week to begin piecing ...

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Upper Big Branch Mine: Crews Begin Recovering Bodies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mine crews have started the solemn task of bringing the victims of this week's underground coal mine explosion to the surfac...

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Upper Big Branch: Fallen Miners Remembered

AP | JOHN RABY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — They ranged in age from 20 to 61. Some had been miners only a few months, others for 34 years. Their passions ranged from k...

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Upper Big Branch Mine Rescue: Ambulances Arrive, Crews Search For West Virginia Miners

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN and VICKI SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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COMFORT, W.Va. — Time stopped five days ago for the families of 29 coal miners killed in the devastating explosion at Upper Big Branch mine. As...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion UPDATE: Crews Enter Mine, Meet Dangerous Levels Of Gases

AP | VICKI SMITH and LAWRENCE MESSINA | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — A federal safety official said more air testing would be needed before rescue teams could head back into a West Virginia coal ...

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West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion: Still No Response From Any Survivors

AP | LAWRENCE MESSINA and GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Two days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, rescue crews were called to the Upper Big Branch coal mine late...

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Safety Awards That Endanger Workers' Lives

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leo W. Gerard

BP, Massey Energy and Tesoro all have hauled out plaques celebrating safety achievements to deflect allegations of corporate recklessness in the after...

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