Feds Issue Final Report on West Virginia Mine Blast Dec. 6 December 1, 2011 Federal investigators will soon release their final report on the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men at West Virginia’s Upper...
Alpha Says Safety Improving at Legacy Massey Mines November 4, 2011 The number of mine injuries has been cut in the five months since Alpha Natural Resources bought Massey Energy, which...
All Sides Mum on $35M West Virginia Slurry Deal October 3, 2011 Lawyers, plaintiffs and others are remaining quiet about a $35 million settlement with hundreds of people who say a Massey...
Massey Settles West Virginia Coal Slurry Case July 29, 2011 By VICKI SMITH After a marathon mediation session that ended just before dawn Wednesday, mining company Massey Energy settled a 7-year-old lawsuit with...
Judges Limit What Slurry Victims’ Lawyers Can Say in W.Va. Case July 26, 2011 By VICKI SMITH Three judges who will hear a coal slurry pollution lawsuit against Massey Energy have declared any reference to a deadly...
Report: Massey Mine Had 2 Sets of Records June 29, 2011 The owners of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died in a blast last year kept two sets...
Coal Industry Blasts New Federal Mine Safety Rules June 9, 2011 By Tim Huber Coal industry officials this week roundly criticized two sets of new safety rules proposed by federal regulators following an explosion...
Massey Disputes Federal Report on West Virginia Mine Disaster June 6, 2011 The company that owned the coal mine where 29 miners died in the worst U.S. mining disaster in four decades...
Report: Safety Guidelines Ignored in West Virginia UBB Mine Explosion May 25, 2011 By Denise Johnson “The disaster at Upper Big Branch (UBB) was manmade and could have been prevented had Massey Energy (Massey) followed basic,...