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2. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

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   Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America (H.R. 2824; 113th Congress) is a bill that, if passed, would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to require state programs for regulation of surface coal mining to incorporate the necessary rule concerning excess spoil, coal mine waste, and buffers ...

3. Jobs, Ohio - Wikipedia

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   Jobs was named after William Job (1843–1931) who was once one of the most prominent coal company operators in the Hocking Valley. It had several mines, a row of houses, a school and a post office was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1924. [2] The train station was on the Brush Fork Branch of the Hocking Valley Railway.

4. United Mine Workers of America - Wikipedia

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   1920 Alabama coal strike, a lengthy, violent, expensive and fruitless attempt to achieve union recognition in the coal mines around Birmingham left 16 men dead; one black man was lynched. 1922 UMW General coal strike, On April 1, 1922, 610,000 mine workers struck nationwide, shutting down the majority of operations within the country.

5. Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs ...

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   This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the Congressional Research Service, a public domain source. [1]The Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to require state programs for regulation of surface coal mining to incorporate the necessary rule concerning excess spoil, coal mine ...

6. History of coal mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   However, it also made the job even more dangerous. Coal mining disasters, such as the Harlan County mining disaster of 1976, were not uncommon and resulted in numerous fatalities. Throughout the 20th century, coal mining remained a major industry in eastern Kentucky, providing jobs and economic growth to the region.

7. Defense contractor announces largest job creation in Ohio history

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   (The Center Square) – Ohio plans a combination of state and local tax credits and incentives for a defense contractor that promises more than 4,000 direct jobs to central Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine ...

8. Energy in Ohio - Wikipedia

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   Train carrying mined coal through Ashtabula. Ohio has an estimated 11 billion short tons of recoverable coal resources. Ohio is ranked #7 in the country in overall coal reserves, with 23 billion short tons, 11 billion of which is recoverable. [49] In 2008, the state mined 26 million short tons of coal, ranking #11 in the country in production. [50]

9. Mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The U.S. Bureau of Mines was created in 1910 to investigate accidents, advise industry, conduct production and safety research, and teach courses in accident prevention, first aid, and mine rescue. The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Acts of 1969 and 1977 set further safety standards for the industry.