Mine safety legislation sails through West Virginia legislature
In a span of eight hours Monday, the state Legislature reviewed and passed Gov. Joe Manchin's proposals to better track miners underground, prompt faster emergency responses and stockpile oxygen for trapped miners.
“These 14 miners have not died in vain,†Manchin said afterward. “No miner’s family is going to have to endure what we all endured for 90 hours over the past three weeks.â€