This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mountain State ... had problems with their mine reclamation programs. But West Virginia offers perhaps ...

the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said in a statement. It identified the workers as Eric Legg of Twilight, West Virginia, and Gary Hensley of Chapmanville, West Virginia.

Legg, 48, of Twilight ... mine and strip mine," Rash said. Barry Brown, Legg's friend and a former co-worker, said Legg was going to start a new job later this week at Patriot's Big Mountain ...

The entrance to Brody Mine No.1 in Wharton, W.Va., is closed on Tuesday. Two workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at the West Virginia ... of Twilight. Robert Rash, chief ...

April 8, 2010 — -- Families of West Virginia coal miners ... Meanwhile, throughout these quiet mountain communities near Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine, people remain glued to ...

TWILIGHT, W.Va. — The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has published its final report on the investigation of a fatal accident on a southern West Virginia surface mine. Stephen ...

Mountaintop removal mining changes landscapes, causes environmental concerns. July 30, 2011— -- From the road, West Virginia's mountains ... called "The Last Mountain." It now surpasses ...