MORGANTOWN — Standing at the confluence where a tributary feeds into West Run, Dr. Jason Hubbart motions to the right where flowing water appears milky-white. He motions […]
Tag: coal mining
UMWA doesn’t always represent miners’ values
GRAYSVILLE, Pennsylvania – When coal mine employee John Morecraft heard last Monday that United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts approved of President Joe Biden’s plan […]
Two WVU business school reports highlight coal’s steady decline but continued economic value
MORGANTOWN – Two recent reports from WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research highlight the continued decline of coal demand and production, but also the still-significant impact […]
As an industry faces destruction, it grows a voting coalition
Imagine if you had a job. A good job, one that required skill and critical thinking and had a broad impact in the community where you lived. […]
Poverty is not a choice: The hard work of being poor
by Pamela Garrison As Congress advances a COVID-19 relief package that calls for a $15 national minimum wage by 2025, I am aware that some people think […]
Permit approved for Newburg water extension
NEWBURG — The next step has been taken toward extending water lines to families whose wells were contaminated by Lexington Coal. A permit application was approved Monday […]
Coronavirus Research
Can artificial intelligence be used to predict genuine outcomes in COVID-19 patients? WVU Today Artificial intelligence can do more than recommend a song or suggest what to […]
Making Mines Safer
WVU develops sensors to better monitor methane levels in longwall mines WVU Today Despite longwall mining being an efficient way of extracting coal, it produces dangerous methane […]
Murray Energy emerges from bankruptcy; new company hires all UMWA workers per prior contract agreement
MORGANTOWN — Murray Energy has emerged from its bankruptcy proceedings begun last October, according to a Wednesday release from the United Mine Workers of America. “After nearly […]
