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“One of Us”: Murder mystery in coal mining town

March 31, 2015 By Camillo Santo

O'Dell's observations about life in the contemporary coal region from a historical perspective are dead-on accurate.

Trial and justice delayed for Blankenship, the coal criminal

February 13, 2015 By John Milam

In the world of capitalism, King Coal, and the law, things don't always go as the people might expect.

Miners’ families welcome indictment of Massey Energy CEO Blankenship

November 14, 2014 By John Raby

A federal grand jury indicted the former Massey Energy CEO on numerous counts of conspiracy in the Apr. 2010 underground explosion that killed 29 men.

Series exposing conspiracy to deny black lung benefits wins award

August 13, 2014 By PAI

A coal industry conspiracy to deny black lung benefits to tens of thousands of coal miners has won the Heywood Broun Award from The Newspaper Guild.

Today in eco-history: Dirty coal killed 45 Virginians

April 24, 2014 By Special to People’s World

It became the worst disaster in the country in 1938 and one of the worst coal mining disasters in Virginia history.