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The article offers insights from Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia regarding his mine safety bill. Topics include the stand by coal companies on the bill, the support by Consol Energy of mine safety, and the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine explosion that weakened much of the furor and momentum for mine safety.

The article focuses on the families of Upper Big Branch mine explosion victims where 29 coal miners died. Clay Mullins, brother of one such victim, is disappointed with what has been done yet by the agencies and believes that new laws should be passed to protect the miners. He wants improved mine safety laws along with prosecution of any Massey Energy Co. employees responsible for the explosion. INSET: Internal Review of State Agency's Role at UBB Won't Be Public.

The article focuses on the 209 million dollars agreement between the Alpha Natural Resources Inc. and Alpha Appalachia Holdings Inc. It states that the agreement was the result of investigation in the Upper Big Branch (UBB) explosion, in which it include 80 million dollars for the enhancement of groundbreaking mine safety and 48 million for mine healthy and safety research trust. Moreover, it notes that the 46.5 million was allotted to the family of miners and 34.8 million for penalties.

The article reports that the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) has called several reforms to mining laws in Upper Big Branch report on October 25, 2011. It is informed that family members of miners who perished at Upper Big Branch mine explosion have no rights to designate a representative in the post accident investigation. Immediate revocation of roof control plans and tighter restrictions on ventilation system are also suggested.

The article presents the preliminary findings of the U.S. Mine, Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) into the cause of the April 2010 explosion at Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia. An investigation led by former MSHA head J. Davitt McAteer reveals that the disaster was due to a small amount of methane gas that ignited a massive coal dust explosion. The MSHA report also tackled the undisclosed conflicting information about hazards by mine owner Massey Energy Co.

The article offers news briefs related to West Virginia in 2011 including the governmental investigation into the cause of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, the thoughts of West Virginia Senator Jay Rockefeller and Representative Shelley Moore Capito about the passage of federal health care reform into law, and the launch of a weeklong tour of the state in which Senator Joe Manchin and colleagues speak with residents about the federal debt ceiling issue.

The article focuses on the efforts made by West Virginia Office of Miners' Health and Safety Training (WVMHST) and the Layland Miners Memorial Committee to bring the business back to Layland in West Virginia where the economy has been suffering since the 1915 mine explosion. Topics include construction of the Layland Miners Memorial to honor the death of coal miners killed in the explosion, underground inspections done to ensure mine safety, and the decrease in population of the town.

The article reports that researchers at West Virginia University are working to create a knowledge-based and computational model capable of quantifying the probability and associated hazards of spontaneous ignition, fire and explosion in mining industry.

The article reports that the U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice and Alpha Natural Resources have been summoned by court in the Upper Big Branch mine explosion case in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

The article offers information on lawsuits that have been filed against officials of Massey Energy Co. and a contractor from the company Upper Big Branch by the families of two miners namely Edward Dean Jones and Joshua Napper who were killed in an explosion in the Upper Big Branch mine in 2010.

The article focuses on the preparation of the Miner's Health Safety and Training Office to release the report of the investigations into the Upper Big Branch mine explosion.

The article offers updates from the officials of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) concerning the April 2010 disaster at the Upper Big Branch mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia asserting that the event was due to a small amount of methane gas that ignited a massive explosion.

The article reports on the plan of Massey Energy Co. to seal the Upper Big Branch South mine due to the explosion in Raleigh County, West Virginia.

In this article the author comments on the explosion of the Upper Big Branch mine that killed 29 people in Upper Big Branch in Raleigh County in West Virginia.

The article reports on the claims Massey Energy Co. that natural gas was the cause of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion on April 5, 2011.

The article presents the statements of Kevin Strickland, administration of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) regarding the causes of the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion in West Virginia.

The article reports that a mine safety legislation may not yet come out of the 2011 regular legislative season in West Virginia as legislators are still awaiting the results of the investigations on the Upper Big Branch explosion which occurred in April 2010.