Dec 21 Environment Judge Denies Former CEO’s Move to Liquidate Blackjewel Coal A federal bankruptcy judge has denied a petition from former Blackjewel coal executive Jeff Hoops to liquidate the company. The decision means the reorganization of the company will continue under Chapter 11 bankruptcy as former employees, creditors and state agencies seek to recover millions owed by the company. Hoops cited “permanent negative cash flow” at […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 21 Environment Judge Denies Former CEO’s Move to Liquidate Blackjewel Coal Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 14 Economy Blackjewel Coal Alleges ‘Intentional, Willful’ Self-Dealing By Former CEO The filing instigates a civil lawsuit against Hoops, a major escalation in a protracted case with broad implications for the coal industry. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 14 Economy Blackjewel Coal Alleges ‘Intentional, Willful’ Self-Dealing By Former CEO Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 3 Economy Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators The convoluted bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel has hit another turn of events as the company’s former CEO moved to liquidate the company. A federal judge is considering a motion submitted last week to convert the bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. That would mean that instead of exiting bankruptcy as a new company […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 3 Economy Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 16 Environment Environmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End Environmental advocates worry a coal company liquidation plan will leave dozens of coal permits in eastern Kentucky unreclaimed, according to filings in the bankruptcy proceedings of Blackjewel L.L.C. The bankruptcy case has dragged on since last July, when the once-mighty coal company’s Chapter 11 filing left hundreds of Appalachian coal miners suddenly without work, and […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 16 Environment Environmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 28 Environment ‘No Pay, We Stay.’ A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia One year ago, Cumberland, Ky. played host to a two-month long protest of a kind that hadn’t been seen in coal country for decades. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 28 Environment 'No Pay, We Stay.' A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 24 Economy Blackjewel Miners Get More Of Their Pay As Labor Dept. Acts Against Bankrupt Company Coal miners who staged a railroad protest over lost pay will finally get checks from mining company Blackjewel, months after its bankruptcy. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 24 Economy Blackjewel Miners Get More Of Their Pay As Labor Dept. Acts Against Bankrupt Company Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 26 Economy Former Blackjewel Miners End Railroad Blockade In Kentucky The nearly two-month blockade of a Kentucky railroad track is coming to an end as unpaid coal miners end their protest. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 26 Economy Former Blackjewel Miners End Railroad Blockade In Kentucky Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 18 Economy Paychecks Cut For W.Va. Blackjewel Miners; Ky. And Va. Miners Still Waiting While good news for West Virginia employees, about 1,000 miners in Kentucky and Virginia are still owed millions of dollars in back wages. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 18 Economy Paychecks Cut For W.Va. Blackjewel Miners; Ky. And Va. Still Waiting Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 5 Environment Idle Lands: Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Central Appalachia is home to about half of all idled coal mines in the country. This throws communities into limbo while cleanup is delayed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 5 Environment Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 12 Economy ‘Bloody Harlan’ Revisited: Blackjewel Miners Draw On Labor History While Facing Uncertain Future The Blackjewel miners who took to the tracks are following in a long history of worker protest in Harlan County. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 12 Economy Blackjewel Miners Draw On Labor History While Facing Uncertain Future Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 6 Economy Protesting Blackjewel Miners To Get Some Overdue Pay From Bankruptcy Sale Coal miners left unpaid by the abrupt bankruptcy of Blackjewel mining could soon be getting some – but not all – of the money they are owed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 6 Economy Protesting Blackjewel Miners To Get Some Overdue Pay Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 2 Economy Blackjewel Miners Continue Protest As Bankruptcy Hearing Looms Miners left unpaid by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company say they are prepared to keep up their protest on railroad tracks in Harlan County. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 2 Economy Blackjewel Miners Continue Protest As Bankruptcy Hearing Looms Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 30 Economy Blackjewel Miners Block Railroad To Demand Pay From Bankrupt Coal Company Some coal miners left without pay by the bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel are protesting by blocking a coal train in eastern Kentucky. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 30 Economy Blackjewel Miners Block Railroad To Demand Pay From Coal Company Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 10 Economy Laid-Off Employees Of Bankrupt Blackjewel Mining Seek Pay, Answers Miners from across the region are largely still waiting for back wages as well as answers about the company’s future. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 10 Economy Laid-Off Employees Of Bankrupt Blackjewel Mining Seek Pay, Answers Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource