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Events planned to mark 50th anniversary of Scotia mine disaster

OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Scotia mine disaster in Letcher County.

Blasts that killed 26 men in a Kentucky coal mine still echo 50 years later

This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...

Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves 200 dead, authorities say. But rebels dispute the number

A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site has killed a number of miners. Officials and rebels sharply dispute the extent of the death toll.
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Avoidable blasts that killed 26 men in a Kentucky coal mine still echo 50 years later

In March 1976, two explosions over two days rocked the Scotia coal mine in Eastern Kentucky, killing 26 men. Fifty years ...

Scientists connecting NWI pollution and health, digging deeper to measure extent

It’s a given that pollution is adversely affecting health in Northwest Indiana. Scientists are digging deeper to measure the extent.