Tags: West Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals ruling allows EPA to revoke existing permits
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Court issued a ruling in Mingo Logan Coal Company v. EPA on April 23 that allows the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revoke existing permits.
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Hazard complaints result in surprise inspections at 3 Massey-owned mines
U.S. Labor Department MSHA inspectors cite several illegal mining practices at West Virginia operations
The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration announced on April 27 that MSHA inspectors responded to three separate anonymous complaints about hazardous conditions at three ... Read More...
UPDATE: 25 dead, 2 hurt, 4 missing after mine explosion
Updated on Tuesday, April 6, from the original April 5, report.
Twenty-five people are dead, two have been taken to hospitals, and four are still missing after an explosion at the Massey Energy Co. Upper Big Branch coal mine in Whitesville, W.V., yesterday afternoon, Don Blankenship, the ... Read More...
