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 Stories About: mining AND Utah AND energy AND coal
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Coal is the enemy of the human race: Criminal negligence edition
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David Roberts |
09 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Mining accidents and deaths cause a flurry of press coverage and then fade into our collective memory. But for a moment, let's think back to those horrific weeks last year as we waited to find out the fate of the trapped miners in Crandall Canyon ... only to be bitterly disappointed. Now look: The general manager and possibly other senior staff at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah, where 9 miners died in August 2007, hid information from federal mini ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, mining, Utah (all these topics) |
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With Safety Like This, Who Needs Danger?
Rescue effort continues in collapsed Utah mine called 'safe' by owner |
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07 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| With Safety Like This, Who Needs Danger? Rescue effort continues in collapsed Utah mine called "safe" by owner The search for survivors continues at a coal mine in central Utah that collapsed early Monday. Four miners escaped the implosion -- which was so strong it registered magnitude 3.9 at a nearby seismic station -- but six others were trapped about three miles from the Crandall Canyon Mine entrance, some 1 ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, mining, news, Utah (all these topics) |
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