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Tag Archive: Upper Big Branch Mine

Mine Safety and the Story of Openness

by Laurenellen McCann Oct 13, 2010 12:44 pm

The challenge in working for government transparency is that you are always working against its opposite: opacity. What we don’t... View Article

More on mining investigation transparency

by Paul Blumenthal Apr 13, 2010 10:43 am

Ken Ward, Jr. points to a statement by Sen. Jay Rockefeller calling for Senate hearings on the Upper Big Branch... View Article

Why not mining investigation transparency?

by Paul Blumenthal Apr 12, 2010 11:39 am

Ken Ward, Jr. at The Charleston Gazette asks an important question: Why not make investigations into mining disasters open to... View Article

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