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Report on W.Va. Mine Disaster Blames a Corporate Culture That Overlooked Safety, Poor Government Oversight

Updated 11:30 a.m. ET | The first comprehensive investigative report on the disaster at Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last year, which killed 29 miners, finds that the explosion could have been prevented and was the result…

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Apr 05

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One Year Later, Massey Mine Disaster’s Wounds, Investigations Linger

Memorials were held and dozens of coal mines stood idle Tuesday across Appalachia, one year after after a massive explosion ripped through the Upper Big Branch mine near Beckley, W.Va., killing 29 coal miners and injuring two.

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Oct 14

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Pinera Vows to Toughen Chilean Mining Safety

Celebrations took place across the world when the last Chilean miner emerged after being trapped for 69 days. ITN's Jonathan Miller recaps the euphoria captured in Chile and across the world.

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Aug 27

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A Glimpse of Life Underground for Trapped Chilean Miners

By Natalie Friedman

The drama of 33 trapped Chilean miners continues with the release of the first significant video footage taken thousands of feet below the ground. A camera was sent down through an emergency shaft being used to deliver food, water…

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Aug 23

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Chilean Miners Alive, but Face Months More Underground

Plans to free 33 miners trapped in a copper and gold mine in Chile could take four months, according to the head of rescue operations, but the country's president has appealed to other nations to help speed the…

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Apr 01

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A Violent Moment in American Labor History, Captured in Verse

Colorado poet David Mason shares a look at a dramatic moment in American labor history through his poem about a 1913 mine strike that ended in violence.

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Mar 30

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Peru Nurtures Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty

In the first part of a series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on a growing and business friendly environment in a country rebounding from economic instability and deep debt just twenty years ago.

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Apr 24

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Conversation: Poet Mark Nowak and Director April Daras Discuss ‘Coal Mountain Elementary’

Mark Nowak's recently published poetry collection "Coal Mountain Elementary" explores the perils and at times personal tragedies of the coal mining industry. "Coal Mountain Elementary" is also being staged as a play by Davis & Elkins College.

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Apr 17

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Bolivia’s Lithium Resources May Prove Hot Commodity

Bolivian leaders are debating whether the country's vast natural reserves of lithium -- a key ingredient powering electric cars -- should be nationalized in order to boost the nation's struggling economy. ITN's Channel 4 news correspondent Lindsey Hilsum reports.

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Mar 27

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Joint Project Seeks to Stem Impact of Energy Production on Wyoming Wildlife

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By all accounts, more than 500 gas wells in an area of eastern Wyoming known as the Jonah Natural Gas Fields have transformed 30,000 acres of rich sagebrush ecosystem into a largely industrial landscape of fuel production.

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