Apr 7, 2010 / 22:08 pm On Tuesday Bishop Michael J. Bransfield presided at a Mass for the victims of the West Virginia coal mine explosion. He said the disaster was a “stark reminder” of the ...

Hyre Stalnaker was working in the carpenter shop at the coal mines of Monongah, West Virginia, when the explosion came. First he heard the blast; then he felt the tremor. Seconds later ...

The country's top mine safety expert was part of a panel that appeared Tuesday afternoon in a Senate hearing about the recent explosion that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners in the worst U.S ...

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family and the entire coal mining community,” said Virginia Energy Department director Glenn Davis. “Virginia coal miners and their safety ...

Some of the highest concentrations of the element ever recorded in wildlife came from samples taken near coal mines in West Virginia. Selenium is just one of the threats to Appalachia, home to one ...

FARMINGTON, WV (WVNS) — Coal mining is deeply ingrained with West Virginia history, which includes various mine disasters that occurred throughout the state. According to the West Virginia ...

The tiny West Virginia village of Colfax is surrounded by a coal mine. Underfoot, tunnels stretch for miles to the north, south, and west. Above ground, the horizon is shaped by heaps of refuse ...