Apr 21 Environment Mine Workers’ Leader Wants To Save Last Coal Jobs As Biden Tackles Climate United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said he’s been hearing the term “just transition” tossed around for more than 20 years as part of the long-running, nearly Sisyphean discussion about climate change, clean energy, and coal country. Simply put: he’s not a fan. “I ask anybody who has been uttering those two words […] By Jeff Young Apr 21 Environment Mine Workers’ Leader Wants To Save Last Coal Jobs As Biden Tackles Climate Jeff Young
Apr 18 Environment Sen. Manchin, UMWA’s Roberts Talk Energy Transition West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin will take part in a discussion on Monday about the future of energy and coalfield communities. Manchin will participate in a one-hour event hosted by the National Press Club called “A Conversation on Energy Transition and Working Families.” Manchin, a former West Virginia governor, has a prominent role in Washington […] By Curtis Tate Apr 18 Environment Sen. Manchin, UMWA’s Roberts Talk Energy Transition Curtis Tate
Mar 26 Health UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protection For Coal Miners The union is asking federal regulators to set uniform, enforceable guidelines to help protect coal miners from contracting COVID-19. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Health UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protection For Coal Miners Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 23 Environment Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports The pandemic is straining the coal sector, and experts say the already struggling industry could face intense challenges in the months ahead. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 23 Environment Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, 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
Jun 10 Environment Amid Calls For Action On Black Lung, Regulators Show Few Signs Of Changes Mine safety regulators show little indication they will increase protection for miners. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 10 Environment Amid Call For Action On Black Lung, Regulators Show Few Signs Of Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 5 Environment Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision The United Mine Workers of America is suing MSHA after the agency reduced its heightened oversight of a West Virginia coal mine with a poor safety record. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 5 Environment Mine Workers Sue Feds Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 18 Economy Pension Problems: Lawmakers Warn Of Economic Fallout From Failing Pensions Union workers from around the Ohio Valley are urging Congress to shore up shaky multi-employer pension plans that support hundreds of thousands retirees. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 18 Economy Lawmakers Warn Of Economic Fallout From Failing Pensions Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 9 Community ‘Matewan’ Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History Thirty years ago, the release of a small-budget film had an outsized effect on the way people in Appalachian coal country thought about their past. By Jeff Young Oct 9 Community 'Matewan' Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History Jeff Young
Sep 13 Environment New Mine Safety ‘Assistance’ Program Raises Concerns Lawmakers and union leaders are raising concerns about the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration’s practices amid an increase in coal fatalities. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 13 Environment New Mine Safety 'Assistance' Program Raises Concerns Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 1 Environment Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain UMWA retirees are celebrating a permanent fix for health benefits secured in the federal spending agreement Congress reached over the weekend. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 1 Environment Miners’ Health Benefits Secured But Pensions Remain Uncertain Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 11 Politics Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Miners in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia worry that their retirement benefits could go dark as a result of a wave of bankruptcies in the coal industry. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 11 Politics Shafted: Dark Future Possible For Miners Who Kept Our Lights On Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource