Topic: Massey Energy

The West Virginia Supreme Court denied ex-convict Don Blankenship a spot on the November ballot as the Constitution Party's Senate candidate.

A former coal mine executive who lost West Virginia's Republican Senate primary said Monday he'll run under a third-party, even if the state says he can't.

A number of key primaries in four states Tuesday are expected to have a significant impact on November's mid-term elections, for both major parties.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's appeal of a conviction stemming from a mine explosion in Montcoal, W.Va.

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship lost his appeal to delay his sentence on a conviction related to a deadly 2010 mine explosion in Charleston, W.Va.

An executive in charge of a West Virginia coal mine that suffered an explosion in 2010 that killed nearly 30 workers was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday.

The former head of Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, was indicted Thursday on federal charges for a West Virginia mine blast that killed 29 people in 2010.

The world's most controversial mining companies are named -- and shamed -- in a report comparing their performance against U.N. and other environmental, social and governance principles.

Alpha Natural Resources acquired rival U.S. coal-producer Massey Energy in a $7.1 billion deal, the companies announced.

A large leak of methane or natural gas caused a deadly explosion in a West Virginia coal mine, Massey Energy said Friday, contradicting federal investigators.