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News agencies all over the country have written about the April 2010 mine disaster that claimed the lives of 29 miners in West Virginia and other mine accidents.
KFTC has established this space to provide news, analysis, and opinions about these events and other mine safety issues. We'll periodically update the list as new articles and reports become available.
Recent stories:
Report: MSHA missed problems at doomed W.Va. mine (3/6/12)
3 Harlan coal company Manalapan mine employees indicted (2/22/12)
$210M W.Va. mine settlement largest ever (12/6/11)
Underground miner killed in eastern Kentucky (11/8/11)
2 miners die in wall collapse at Western Kentucky strip mine (10/28/11)
NPR series:
National Public Radio has produced an ongoing investigative series about the Upper Big Branch mine disaster of April 2010. To access these stories, click here.
Sign on to support safety
Our friends at ILoveMountains.org are collecting signatures for a letter to West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall to show support for his strong stance on mine safety. Lorelei Scarbro, whose husband died of black lung and who has relatives working at Upper Big Branch Mine, will hand-deliver the letter to Congressman Rahall. To read more about this effort and sign on to the letter, click here
Other mine safety news
The Wall Street Journal
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Methane Prompts Massey Mine Evacuation (8/10/10)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The swagger behind a mining tragedy (5/5/10)
The New York Times
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Two Mines (11/7/10)
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Since Big Branch (10/18/10)
- Trapped Chilean Miners Forge Refuge (8/31/10)
- Mine Executive Favors Outside Inquiry Into Deaths (5/20/10)
- Mine Blast That Killed 29 Prompts F.B.I. Inquiry (4/30/10)
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2 Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely in U.S. (4/22/10)
- Lessons From The Big Branch Tragedy (4/13/10)
The Washington Post
- New push to strengthen mine safety faces resistance based on longtime strategies (1/4/11)
- Obama push to unclog backlog of contested mine-safety citations is backfiring (10/11/10)
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Despite crackdown, nine men have died in U.S. mines since Upper Big Branch (10/4/10)
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Safety officials issue more than 2,600 citations in surprise mine inspections (9/20/10)
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Obama will go to W.Va. to eulogize miners killed in explosion (4/19/10)
- W.Va. mine disaster calls attention to revolving door between industry, government (4/18/10)
- President Obama says federal regulators, Massey Energy to blame for mine blast (4/16/10)
- U.S. mine safety agency faulted on choice of man to lead probe into explosion (4/14/10)
American Public Media
The Charleston Gazette
- IG Report: MSHA not going after coal industry’s ‘scofflaw violators’ for unpaid safety and health fines (11/28/11)
- MSHA chief Joe Main: Tougher rules to end black lung are "the right thing to do†for coal miners (10/14/10)
- Massey reveals ‘mistakes’ at Upper Big Branch (9/30/10)
- Massey hauls out Lauriski to attack MSHA probe (7/16/10)
- Miner killed on job in Greenbrier County (7/1/10)
- Massey to sue MSHA over ventilation rules (6/22/10)
- Mine probe focuses on ‘methane outbursts’ at Upper Big Branch (6/9/10)
- Probe of miner breathing devices broadens, officials say (5/10/10)
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MSHA pressed for answers in wake of mining disaster (4/27/10)
- Labor department report to President Obama urges more changes in federal mine safety laws (4/15/10)
- Rep. Miller releases list of ‘dangerous mines’ (4/14/10)
- Mountain Eagle editorial: Why miners die (4/14/10)
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
The Courier-Journal
The Lexington Herald-Leader
- Report: MSHA missed problems at doomed W.Va. mine (3/6/12)
- 3 Harlan coal company Manalapan mine employees indicted (2/22/12)
- $210M W.Va. mine settlement largest ever (12/6/11)
- Underground miner killed in eastern Kentucky (11/8/11)
- Too much regulation? (5/24/11)
- MSHA proposes rules to close ‘loopholes’ in mine safety (2/1/11)
- Coal company is ordered to pay Harlan County miners $19,000 (1/25/11)
- Questions about mining regulations remain in wake of Freedom settlement (1/6/11)
- Hearings to focus on Pike mine’s policies, safety culture (1/5/11)
- Massey to permanently idle Pike mine that MSHA had targeted (12/2/10)
- Regulators put 13 coal mines, including 4 in Kentucky, on notice (11/20/10)
- MSHA takes steps to shut down Pike mine (11/4/10)
- Kentuckians watching, rejoicing mine rescue in Chile (10/14/10)
- Regulators find significant safety violations in two Kentucky coal mines (8/25/10)
- Coal mine operator gets probation (7/16/10)
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Massey goes on the offensive, criticizes MSHA in letter to governors (6/9/10)
- Sen. Byrd, Massey CEO clash at hearing on mine explosion (5/21/10)
- Massey mines draw scrutiny (4/17/10)
National Public Radio
- In Merger, Massey Mine Execs Would Get Top Jobs (4/16/11)
- Feds Reveal Theory On Why W.Va. Mine Exploded (1/19/11)
- CEO Of Massey Energy Announces Retirement (12/3/10)
- Massey To Close Ky. Mine That Regulators Wanted Seized (12/1/10)
- Labor Dept. Asks Court To Close Massey Mine In Ky. (11/3/10)
- Mine Citations Focus on Ventilation, Fire, Electricity (7/22/10)
- Massey Mine Workers Disabled Safety Monitor (7/15/10)
- Ex-Miners Say Massey Skirted Inspection Rules (5/27/10)
- Coal Mining's Perils And Politics: A Massey Energy Timeline (4/27/10)
- Despite Disaster, Mine Owner Gets Mixed Reviews (4/14/10)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Daily Yonder
- Life in the West Virginia Coalfields (4/13/10)
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