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Tag: coal mining
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 that being poor […]
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 by the State […]
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 write in an […]
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 gas that has […]
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 a year, the […]
