If you feel like you’re hearing the words “rare earth elements” (REEs) or “rare earth metals” with increasing frequency, there’s a reason for it. REEs are essential to building electronics, making them more precious than gold in our tech-fueled society. And they can be found in ...
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration on Friday proposed a more stringent silica dust exposure rule to protect miners. The United Mine Workers of America and Sen. Joe Manchin are both celebrating. An MSH fact sheet explains the need for the updated rule. It says ...
CHARLESTON — The Wall Street Journal has reported that Gov. Jim Justice’s family has started exploring the sale of coal assets, and the governor is vehement that has nothing to do with his consideration of a U.S. Senate run. “The thing that blows me away about stuff like that is they ...
The West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVRHC) invites everyone to a virtual presentation titled, Women, Work, and Activism in the Coal Mines: Stories from the Women Miners Oral History Project at 7 p.m. Nov. 2. Jessie Wilkerson, an associate professor in WVU’s Department of ...
MORGANTOWN – Two local watershed groups are looking forward to opportunities to receive new federal infrastructure money to support their missions of stream preservation and community enhancement. The Dominion Post spoke this past week with Friends of the Cheat and Friends of Deckers ...
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the other House action on Friday. SB 1, Senate President Craig Blair's Mining Mutual Insurance Company, generated opposition form members of both parties. Members rejected two proposed amendments before moving to the bill itself. The state funds ...