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Nearly $2 Million Awarded to Help Virginia Workers Affected by Coal Mining Industry Layoffs
January 11, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded POWER Initiative National Dislocated Worker Grant funding of $1,965,730 to the Virginia Community College System to help provide reemployment services required by coal industry workers to prepare for positions in emerging and growing
U.S. Mining Deaths Dropped to New Lows in 2015
January 11, 2016
Preliminary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines, down from 45 in 2014. The figure represents the lowest number of
17 Workers Rescued from Cargill Underground Salt Mine After Being Trapped for Hours, New York
January 8, 2016
Emergency crews in upstate New York on Thursday morning freed all 17 workers who had been trapped in an elevator at a salt mine about 800 feet below ground. “Extremely relieved and happy to say that they’re out,” Cargill mine
Jesse Creek Mining to Close Down Its Coal Mine in Alabama
January 8, 2016
Jesse Creek Mining, LLC, which has offices in Alabaster, announced it has ceased production at its mine facility, and approximately 170 employees will be affected by the closure. The mine facility ceased production on Jan. 5 due to an “increasingly
Rosebud Idling Most Pennsylvania Coal Mines, Leading to Furlough of 429 Miners
January 8, 2016
Rosebud Mining Co. is idling most of its Pennsylvania coal mines, putting 429 miners temporarily out of work. Jim Barker, vice president of the Kittanning-based company told the Indiana Gazette he hopes the workers will be called back in February.
2015 Mining Deaths in U.S. the Lowest on Record
January 8, 2016
The number of mining deaths in the nation in 2015 was the lowest on record, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced this week. The agency said 28 people died in work-related accidents at mines. That was down from
17 Miners Trapped in Elevator in Cargill Salt Mine, New York
January 8, 2016
Seventeen miners are stuck in an elevator 775 feet underground at a central New York salt mine near Ithaca and emergency crews are working on a rescue. Emergency management officials say rescue equipment is on the scene and the miners
Coal Industry Seeks Stay of New Rule Aimed at Reducing Miners’ Exposure to Dust
January 8, 2016
The coal industry is seeking to forestall new standards aimed at cutting miners’ exposure to breathable dust that can cause deadly black lung disease. Feb. 1 is the start date for the second phase of the rule. It would require
Groups Appeal Westmoreland’s Rosebud Coal Mine Expansion, Montana
January 8, 2016
Environmental groups challenging the expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine say state regulators have failed to address its effects on streams and aquifers. The state Department of Environmental Quality approved the 12-million-ton expansion of the Rosebud Mine south of
EPA Proposes New Requirements for Measuring Methane Emissions from Underground Coal Mines
January 6, 2016
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing toughening its requirements for measuring methane emissions from underground coal mines, a move that would result in some added expenses for testing and could bolster calls for regulating the emissions. The agency recently unveiled
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