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Core Natural Resources will idle operations at its Itmann mine in West Virginia in August, citing weaker than expected market ...
The Trump administration has cut programs that protected workers from lung disease, aided those afflicted, and kept miners safe.
Coal Association President Chris Hamilton said increased competition, falling prices, and low demand are all coming at the ...
WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Layoffs continue as the mining industry suffers an uncertain fate in West Virginia. Yesterday ...
A WARN notice was filed with WorkForce West Virginia on Tuesday for a “mass layoff” at Itmann Mining Company LP, the third in West Virginia in recent months.
A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification was filed with WorkForce West Virginia on Tuesday for a “mass layoff” at Itmann Mining Company LP. And, ...
At Pipestem Resort State Park, the annual Black Lung Conference kicked off Wednesday—bringing together those on the front lines of the fight against the disease ...
Wyoming County officials said they'll be on pins and needles for the next 60 days to see if threatened layoffs for 200 miners and coal preparation plant workers ...
PINEVILLE, W.Va. — A southern West Virginia coal operator has issued WARN notices to about 200 coal miners in Wyoming County.
The U.S. Department of Labor says a WARN notice is a notification to workers that their workplace will be laying them off. It ...
Appalachia and coal miner advocacy groups celebrated that dozens of MSHA offices that were scheduled to close will now remain open.
A judge ordered the restoration of a health monitoring program for coal miners in West Virginia and rescinded layoffs.