China's official state news agency Xinhua has reported that three coal mine workers were killed in northwestern China’s Gansu province after water rushed into a shaft ...

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A federal program that screens coal miners for black lung disease has been shuttered because of layoffs and budget cuts.

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It was later found that inspectors had cited the mine for excess coal dust and methane, and the disaster drove stepped-up safety rules and inspections, according to the Associated Press.

Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator, Canadian firm Corsa Coal, filed for bankruptcy and auctioned assets to pay creditors.