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federal lawsuit that led to their layoffs. The lawsuit challenges the legality of mountaintop removal strip mining. Hobet Mining Inc., a subsidiary of Arch Coal, closed its BlairMountain mine and laid off about 400 union miners after... Published: Thursday, September 02, 1999 Words: 380
"We also believe that the mining sites throughout West Virginia with historical significance, such as the historic portions of BlairMountain and the Stanley family farm on Kayford Mountain, must be preserved and thus should be off-limits... Published: Wednesday, November 18, 1998 Words: 725
will minimize those impacts. In addition to the Highlands Conservancy, the citizens filing the notice of intent to sue were James W. and Sibby R. Weekly, Carlos and Linda Gore, and Tommy and Victoria Moore, all of Blair; Patricia Bragg... Published: Sunday, April 19, 1998 Words: 773
at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship actually could travel just a little farther - to Kayford Mountain in Cabin Creek, or to the town of Blair in Logan County - and see the same kind of flattened earth Gates documented... Published: Thursday, January 01, 1998 Words: 1454
working in conjunction with Peyton. THE UNION IS OPPOSING PERMIT APPLICATIONS TO STRIP MINE THE AREA around Ethel Hollow. Aracoma Coal, a subsidiary of A.T. Massey Coal, has applied for five permits in Ethel Hollow. Most Massey subsidiaries... Published: Wednesday, February 06, 1991 Words: 231
in what became known as the Battle of BlairMountain. President Harding sent in federal troops to stop miners from heading south to unionize the coalfields of Logan and Mingo counties. Dal-Tex mined much of the area for years with union... Published: Tuesday, February 18, 1992 Words: 445
that, once they moved, they would never come back. Anyone who sold their homes to the company signed a five-page "Option to Purchase." The document spelled out the terms of the deal. In June, Stephens testified that the company never... Published: Sunday, November 22, 1998 Words: 2844
Contractors appealed Miano's decision to the state's Surface Mining Board. Cockerham said, "A statewide moratorium is appropriate and necessary if the citizens are to be protected." State law allows the DEP director to deny quarry permits... Published: Monday, April 12, 1999 Words: 544
applied 19 months ago for a permit to expand the Dal-Tex mine near Blair. Originally, the permit would have allowed the company to mine nearly 3,196 acres - about 5 square miles - near historic BlairMountain. Heavy equipment would... Published: Saturday, October 31, 1998 Words: 1113
destroying the state's hilltop heritage and mountain culture. "We used to sing the song 'Almost Heaven, West Virginia.' Now we have to sing "Almost Level, West Virginia,'" said Sibby Weekley, who lives in Pigeonroost Hollow in Logan... Published: Sunday, October 25, 1998 Words: 1183
