coal mining
February 1, 2012 -
Few realize Black History Month's ties to the history of coal miners in West Virginia. And as mountaintop removal mining continues there, that history is in danger of being erased.
February 26, 2009 -
North Carolina is not a coal mining state, but its electric utilities are still involved in one of the most destructive mining practices used today -- mountaintop removal mining, which involves blasting off Appalachian peaks to get to the coal and dumping the resulting waste into valleys below.
September 21, 2006 -
The Knoxville News Sentinel has a report today about a local coal mining company that has been cited by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for mining without a permit or a mitigation plan:
October 1, 1999 -
Despite regulations, black lung still claims the lives of thousands of miners each year. Here’s why
August 1, 1990 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 18 No. 2, "Birth Rights." Find more from that issue here. …
December 1, 1989 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 17 No. 4, "Facing the '90s." Find more from that issue here.
August 1, 1989 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 17 No. 2, "Ruling the Roost." Find more from that issue here.
