Upper Big Branch coal mine

This came after he was acquitted of felony charges in late 2015 for lying about safety procedures at Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine, the site of a 2010 disaster that killed 29 miners. His charges were reduced to a misdemeanor charge of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety and health standards.

This came after he was acquitted of felony charges in late 2015 for lying about safety procedures at Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine, the site of a 2010 disaster that killed 29 miners. His charges were reduced to a misdemeanor charge of conspiring to willfully violate mine safety and health standards.

He used to be the CEO of Massey Energy. He was convicted in 2015 on a misdemeanor count of conspiring to violate federal mine-safety laws at Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine in southern West Virginia. The town hall - his seventh event held in the state - was free to attend. He took questions from ...

“They railroaded him,” said Steve Blair, a retiree who worked in mines run by Mr. Blankenship when he was the chief executive of the Massey Energy ... Mr. Blankenship claims that the federal government, not the coal company, is to blame for the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near Montcoal, ...

"It has been the voice of reason in our state," said Davitt McAteer, a former head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration who led an independent investigation of the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster. "When you have a one-horse economy as West Virginia is and has been, the fact that there's one paper ...

He reported no other campaign contributions. He was convicted of a misdemeanor of conspiring to violate federal mine safety standards at Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine in southern West Virginia, where 29 men died. He says he's innocent. His campaign ads tout his safety history and attack Manchin ...

... Massey Energy who spent a year in federal prison, lent his campaign $400,000 and has spent $253,509. He reported no other campaign contributions. He was convicted of a misdemeanor of conspiring to violate federal mine safety standards at Massey's Upper Big Branch Mine in southern West Virginia, ...

In 2010, 29 miners died from an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine. This mine was owned by Massey Energy. Blankenship was the CEO of the company at the time of the explosion. In 2016, Blankenship was charged with a misdemeanor for conspiracy to willfully violate mine health and safety ...

“It's hard for the veterans to feel that they did something good when they see these types of protests,” Blankenship said. In 2010, 29 miners died from an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine. This mine was owned by Massey Energy. Blankenship was the CEO of the company at the time of the explosion.

The shareholders sued Blankenship and Massey directors and corporate officials in Kanawha Circuit Court two weeks after the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster, claiming the directors and officials breached their fiduciary duties by not properly enforcing and maintaining safety standards in the Upper Big ...