Part Three of Prison Progress, a WMMT radio documentary series on the rapid growth of new prisons in the coalfields of Central Appalachia. In this episode we’ll hear about the social and cultural affects prisons have had on the mountain communities that host them and on the people who work in them.
Attorney Wes Addington’s Testimony to the U.S. Senate on Miner’s Health and Safety
In April, Attorney Wes Addington from the Appalachian Citizens Law Center here in Whitesburg, KY traveled to Washington D.C. to give testimony to the U.S. Senate regarding mine safety. The Hearing took place on April 27th, 2010, and was titled, “Putting Safety First: Strengthening Enforcement and Creating a Culture of Compliance at Mines and Other […]
Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony for the Scotia Mine Disaster of 1976
In the spring of 1976, one of the worst mine disasters in U.S. history unfolded in Letcher County, KY, in Eolia just over Pine Mountain from Whitesburg. On March 9, an underground locomotive used for transporting coal ignited methane gas that had accumulated due to poor ventilation causing an explosion that took the lives of […]
Dr. Gregory Wagner at the 34th Anniversary of the Scotia Mine Disaster
Dr. Gregory Wagner of the Mine Safety and Health Administration shares his thoughts at the 34th anniversary of the Scotia Mine Disaster and historical marker dedication ceremony taking place at Eoila in Letcher County, KY on March 9, 2010. [wpdm_file id=85]
