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Microgrid legislation offers a bright future for West Virginia | State Journal Opinion
WV News

As the President and CEO of the West Virginia Coal Association, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the West Virginia Legislature and ...

Some NIOSH workers allowed to return to Morgantown facility temporarily, Capito says
WDTV

... Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. AFGE Local 3430, a chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees that represents workers within ...

West Virginia As America's Energy Source? | WCBC
WCBC

With the ample reserves of natural gas and coal in West Virginia, Morrisey says the state could be the energy resource for America's economic growth…

Journalist Calls On Congress To Be Better Friends Of Coal Miners - West Virginia Public ...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting

West Virginia Republican Sens. Jim Justice and Shelley Moore Capito pose with coal miners at a White House event where President Donald Trump ...

PA's data privacy bill expands and a coal mine expands—underneath the PA Turnpike
YouTube

... friends at the Allegheny Front, reports opponents of the project worry about the potential for environmental damage. Dauphin County officials ...

'I want to live': Coal miners speak out as Trump strips away health protections - ABC News
ABC News - The Walt Disney Company

Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for ...

Denniston Rose author says new coal mine is 'crazy' - Newsroom
Newsroom

An author argues against a new opencast coal extraction on the West Coast.

Push to save fading coal industry gets warm embrace in West Virginia | E-News
WVU ENews - West Virginia University

John Deskins contributes to reporting from the Associated Press on steps President Donald Trump is taking to support the coal industry.

For US coal workers, earnings losses have been large and lasting | USAPP - LSE Blogs
LSE Blogs

However, as Figure 1 shows, between 2011 and 2021, coal mining employment declined by over 50 percent in the United States. This precipitous decline, ...

China Continues to Build Coal Power Plants Abroad Despite Vow to Quit | OilPrice.com
Oil Price

... coal power capacity projects in new BRICS members. “Chinese firms are backing 7.7 GW of new coal, virtually all found in Indonesia, despite ...

Now led by Charleston native, MSHA launches new fight versus unions, physicians
Charleston Gazette

... coal operators. A MSHA ... McHugh is a graduate of Purdue University and the West Virginia University College of Law, per his LinkedIn page.

West Virginians Cheer Trump's Pro-Coal Agenda but Fret Over Safety Cuts - WSJ
WSJ

Some miners also worry about Department of Government Efficiency plans to terminate the leases of 35 Mine Safety and Health Administration offices ...

Black lung sees resurgence, now affecting young coal miners | whas11.com
WHAS11

Coal miners are asking President Trump for help after a new federal rule cracking down on dangerous rock dust tied to black lung disease has been ...

EDITORIAL: Capito right on NIOSH
Shelley Moore Capito

The NIOSH employees in Morgantown study workplace-related respiratory diseases, provide black lung screenings for coal miners, do research on rock ...

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