CAMERON, W.Va. — A hearing took place Tuesday night at Cameron High School by the West Virginia DEP to discuss dam safety and longwall mining issues for residents in the area. "Is it worth somebody's ...

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The nomination last month by Trump of Wayne Palmer to head the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) presages a major ramping-up of attacks on miners. Palmer, a former mining industry executive ...

OAK GROVE, Ala.—Lisa Lindsay was surprised. For months, she had waited for federal authorities to do something—anything—to mitigate the risks of the longwall coal mine expanding beneath her home.