Coal kingpin faces possible prison sentence after mine explosion

Grist
By Mason AdamsDec 3, 2015, 8:19 pm110 pts
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, infamous for his flouting of safety regulations, won’t be spending 30 years behind bars, but he didn’t escape his federal criminal trial unscathed. Blankenship’s trial was the outcome of investigations into a fatal 2010 Massey coal mine explosion that killed 29…

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