Rep. Miller releases list of ‘dangerous mines’ April 14, 2010 by Ken Ward Jr.
Chunks of coal bearing the names of the miners who died in the explosion at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W. Va. a week ago Monday, appear in a makeshift memorial in Whitesville, W.Va. on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Recovery teams working before dawn Tuesday finished the grim task of recovering … Read more
“Death and fear in coal country” by Mari-Lynn Evans
At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, April 5, my brother called to tell me that the Massey Upper Big Branch mine had exploded near Montcoal. He is a member of a mine rescue team, and he told me they thought 28 men were lost. I immediately got on the phone to find out if our friends … Read more
