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Layoffs announced at seven mines in southern West Virginia
Greenbrier Minerals has announced the layoffs of 530 employees at operations in Lorado, Cyclone and Davin will start on April 14th, Robert Fields | WVOW News LORADO Greenbrier Minerals, LLC, issued a 60-day notice on Friday that it will idle seven mining operations in the coalfields. Greenbrier Minerals, a subsidiary of Coronado Global Resources, says the move will result in the layoffs of 530 employees starting on April 14 th . The terminations are expected to be permanent
Feb 13


NIOSH black lung mobile unit back on the road
The NIOSH Mobile Black Lung Screening Unit is back on the road, following a federal judge’s May injunction that restored the vital...
Jul 19, 2025


2755 Steam Locomotive Committee plans restoration at Chief Logan State Park
Plans are in the works to restore the 2755 steam engine at Chief Logan State Park LOGAN The 2755 Steam Locomotive Committee plans to...
Apr 30, 2025


President Trump orders DOJ to assist Attorneys General in fight against interstate climate laws
President Donald J. Trump last week ordered the DOJ to work with Attorneys General in their ongoing fight against New York's "superfund...
Apr 14, 2025


Logan County miner died following accident at Boone County mine Wednesday
A coal miner from Logan County died following an accident at a Boone County mine on Wednesday. BOONE COUNTY A coal miner died Wednesday...
Jan 30, 2025


EPA rule faces new legal challenge from West Virginia Attorney General
West VIrginia Attorney General and Governor Elect Patrick Morrisey seeks to block a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency...
Dec 10, 2024


Wyoming County coal miner death reported
COAL MOUNTAIN A coal miner was killed this morning in Wyoming County. According to a release from the Governor’s Office, Virgil Paynter...
May 16, 2024


Second worker recovered from Martin County plant collapse
MARTIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY The search of a collapsed building at an idled mine in Martin County, Kentucky ended Friday night when the final...
Nov 6, 2023


Martin County mine prep plant collapse, trapping two
UPDATE : 1:16 PM | Wed. Nov. 1 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear confirms one of the men trapped in that collapsed coal prep plant in Martin...
Nov 1, 2023
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