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Va. justices revive coal company lawsuit

The Virginia Supreme Court has revived a legal battle between coal companies that has been fought over the last 15 years in courts in Virginia and West Virginia.

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Ex-mine official sentenced in W.Va. blast case

A former superintendent at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine where 29 miners died in a 2010 explosion was sentenced to nearly two years in prison Thursday on a federal conspiracy charge.

Tags: Upper Big Branch mine, Alpha Natural Resources, courts

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Ex-W.Va. mine boss seeks leniency in sentencing

A former superintendent at West Virginia's Upper Big Branch mine wants a judge to sentence him to home confinement or at least reduce his prison time when he pleads to a federal conspiracy charge next week.

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Former head of Massey pledges $300K to Marshall U.

Tags: Marshall University, Don Blankenship

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Alpha exec says $7B Massey deal was right to do

An Alpha Natural Resources executive says the Virginia coal company still believes its $7 billion purchase of troubled Massey Energy last year was the right deal to do.

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