Senate Natural Resources Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-WV) and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts joined the National Press Club for a virtual discussion on coal mining …
185 viewsCecil Roberts, international president of the United Mine Workers of America, spoke at the National Press Club about the coal industry. He talked about the Trump administration, climate chan…
171 viewsWitnesses testified on miner safety and health. Among the topics they addressed were lessons learned from the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia …
373 viewsWitnesses testified on H.R. 5663, the Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, which would authorize the government to temporarily close coal mines under certain conditions and would provide pro…
343 viewsDon Blankenship and Cecil Roberts testified about the April 5, 2010 explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine, as well as the company’s safety record. Several questions also focused…
1,823 viewsWitnesses testified about potential improvements to federal mine-safety laws. They talked about a number of issues including current federal regulations, mine safety inspections, and the num…
9,748 viewsThe House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on the August 6, 2007, disaster at Utah’s Crandall Canyon Mine, focusing on the fact that such accidents continue to occur more than 30…
731 viewsWitnesses testified about mine safety and an August 6, 2007, Utah mine collapse. Among the issues they addressed were federal regulations related to mine safety, implementation of safety mea…
485 viewsFamily members of miners killed in mining disasters in West Virginia in January 2006, and in Alabama in 2001 testified at a Congressional forum about the tragedies. Miners who previously wor…
388 viewsWitnesses testified about working conditions and mine safety at coal mines. They focused on several recent mine accidents and incidents, including a deadly accident following and explosion a…
436 viewsAt the Campaign for American’s Future 2005 “Take Back America” conference a panel talked about a number of issues including energy policy, pre-school education, affordable health care, union…
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