mine safety

Today in eco-history: Dirty coal killed 45 Virginians

April 24, 2017 By Special to PeoplesWorld.org

In the early morning hours of April 24, 1938, 25 more bodies were carried out of the Red Jacket Mine in Keen Mountain, Virginia, then down the mountain and into an identification center that was set...

UBB mine disaster: Blankenship trial’s end at hand

November 18, 2015 By John Milam

In a surprising move the defense team for accused coal criminal, Don Blankenship, rested its case Nov. 16 without presenting any witnesses.

Turkish unions, charging “murders,” stage national strike over mine disaster

May 16, 2014 By Mark Gruenberg

"The horrific news coming from the coal mine near Soma is a punch in the gut for every coal miner everywhere in the world."

Feds show Massey faked safety records in deadly W Va mine

June 29, 2011 By Vicki Smith And Tim Huber

Federal investigators say they have proof that Massey Energy kept fake safety records to throw off inspectors at a West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died last year, the deadliest U.S. coal field disaster in...