West Virginia – Page 3 – People's World

Van Jones at People’s Summit: Progressives must engage Trump voters

June 10, 2017 By John Wojcik

“I may not like how you voted but you are my brother and I don’t want you to die. By sticking together all of us will win.”

Blankenship verdict: guilty on misdemeanor, innocent on felony charges

December 4, 2015 By John Milam

The conspiracy charge is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one-year in jail and possible fines amounting to twice the financial gain resulting from the safety conspiracy.

West Virginia chemical spill causes state of emergency

January 10, 2014 By John Case

More than 100,000 homes, businesses and hospitals in nine counties around Charleston, W. Va., are without water due to a chemical leak into the Elk River, which provides water for an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people.

Mine workers: Federal mine safety agency’s deficiencies helped lead to fatal disaster

March 9, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

Mine Workers Pres. Cecil Roberts adds the agency was also victim of lack of funds and mis-directed priorities imposed by the GOP Bush government in the years before the blast.

Mine owner to pay $210M for deadly explosion

December 7, 2011 By John Wojcik

The owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 died in an explosion agreed to pay $210 million, the biggest ever payout for a disaster the government blamed on "the ruthless pursuit of profits ahead...