W.Va. Biscuit Voted ‘South’s Best’
Tudor’s "Mountaineer” biscuit was named “The South’s Best Biscuit” in an online poll contest held by Garden & Gun, a southern lifestyle magazine.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAs expected, the new MSHA rule lowers the maximum exposure to 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air during an eight-hour shift.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginians with black lung will have the opportunity to learn about eligibility for benefits at upcoming educational events.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAdvocates report the monthly benefit rate for miners with Black Lung has not kept up with inflation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis week on Inside Appalachia, black lung disease is back. In fact, it never went away. Now, younger and younger miners are living with a particularly nasty form of black lung disease. Regulators and the coal industry have known about the problem for decades — but they’ve been slow to respond. One reporter asks, “What would happen if thousands of workers in any other industry got sick and died just because of where they worked?”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, fewer coal miners are killed on the job than in years past, but black lung remains a persistent problem. A big reason for that is silica dust.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Mine Safety and Health Administration will require mine operators to have written safety programs for mobile equipment used in surface and underground operations.
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