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Bad week ahead for Massey CEO
The SwampDon Blankenship, CEO of Massey Energy Co., addresses reporters during the West Virginia mine disaster last month that killed 29 workers. (AP/Haraz N. Granbari) by Kim Geiger Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship has a tough week ahead. Blankenship,......Tags: Industrial Accidents, U.S. Department of Justice, West Virginia, Explosions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Obama pledges help for mine disaster
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama, who had spoken by telephone with West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday night after a massive mine explosion that has claimed at least two dozen lives, today pledged the full support of the......Tags: Government, Disasters and Accidents, Disasters, Industrial Accidents, Politics
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Obama: Mine-safety review nationwide
The Swampby Christi Parsons President Barack Obama today ordered top federal officials to launch full-scale inspections of mines with troubling safety records and to work to tighten up laws governing energy companies that "put their bottom lines ahead of their...Tags: Hilda Solis, Government, Disasters, Industrial Accidents, Virginia
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Cheap coal? Tell that to the dead miners' families
Opinion L.A.President Obama announced new EPA rules Tuesday that sharply limit the output of carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants. Not surprisingly, the mining industry objected. But it's wrong.... -
The conversation: Why it's important to remember the Triangle fire
Opinion L.A.On the 100th anniversary of the Triangle fire that killed 146 garment workers -- mostly young Jewish and Italian women and girls -- laboring in sweatshop conditions, we are reminded why it's so important to pay tribute to their tragedy....... -
More `nonsense,' please
Change of SubjectThe death toll from Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine explosion last week has reached a total of 29 miners, the worst coal disaster in 40 years. When the disaster occurred, Massey was contesting millions of dollars in major safety...... -
Brand X Files: Melissa Etheridge and wife split. 8-year-old heroin dealer. Evil Clown stalks birthday kids
Brand XMelissa Etheridge and wife Tammy split: Couple separates after nine years and two children together. (People) Iceland's volcanic ash halts flights in northern Europe: Airspace was closed and flights were canceled in countries including Britain, Ireland,... -
Limbaugh busted for, um, misrepresenting the truth
Change of SubjectBrad Johnson at ThinkProgress has the goods: Last Friday, Rush Limbaugh demanded to know why a coal miner union didn’t protect the 29 miners who were killed in one of Massey CEO Don Blankenship’s mines. After ThinkProgress reported that there...... -
Feds seek to extend delay in Massey investors' lawsuit, shield criminal evidence until July 15
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a judge to continue delaying a lawsuit by investors who say Massey Energy lied about its safety record to inflate stock prices before the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. U.S. District Judge Irene...Tags: Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Here is the latest West Virginia news from The Associated Press
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a judge to continue delaying a lawsuit by investors who say Massey Energy lied about its safety record to inflate stock prices before the Upper Big Branch mine disaster. The judge will hear the...Tags: Human Interest, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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W.Va. court hopefuls address issues
The candidates for two seats up this year on West Virginia’s Supreme Court appeared split along party lines Wednesday regarding the need for a mid-level appeals court. The two Republicans, Jefferson County Circuit Judge John Yoder and Supreme Court...Tags: Justice System, Summits, Conservation, Republican Party, Greenbrier
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W.Va. mine where 2010 blast killed 29 is sealed
Alpha Natural Resources has completed sealing the West Virginia mine where an explosion killed 29 workers in 2010. Alpha spokesman Ted Pile tells The Register-Herald that crews put the final concrete seal in place at the Upper Big Branch mine on...
Tags: Explosions, Alpha Natural Resources Incorporated, Emergency Incidents
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