Virginia Enacts Tougher Mine Safety Law
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Six months after a half-ton boulder loosened by a strip-mining operation tumbled down a hill and crushed a 3-year-old boy in his bed, the governor signed tougher new safety legislation Thursday as the youngster's parents looked on.
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By Greg Edwards, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  Dec. 13--Expect several bills in the 2007 General Assembly designed to  reel in government's use of eminent-domain powers, says Sen. Ken Cuccinelli,  R-Fairfax.   It will be a do-over for Virginia lawmakers.
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The labor law passed today strengthens protections for workers across Chinaâs booming economy.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 28 -- The Virginia General Assembly continued to move forward Monday to overhaul how the state cares for people with mental illness, promising to fix a system whose flaws were exposed last year after the shootings at Virginia Tech.
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By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - New state restrictions on power plants' mercury emissions that go further than federal standards, but are still too weak in the eyes of some environmental groups, are expected to gain approval today from the Board of Natural Resources.
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China will take tough measures this winter to improve the country&#39;s coal mine safety and prevent accidents. State Councilor Hua Jianmin said Thursday the industry should take
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Tests found decay and other problems in emergency air packs carried by state mine inspectors, prompting West Virginia officials on Thursday to issue an alert warning all of the state's underground coal operations.
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A worker was killed Sunday in an underground coal mine in southern West Virginia, a state mine safety official said.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 25 -- The Virginia House of Delegates took a major step toward strengthening the state's mental health laws Friday as a panel passed legislation that would ease the standard by which mentally ill people can be involuntarily committed to hospitals, an issue raised after the Virginia...
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By Sarah Watson, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Mar. 10--A proposal to recycle used water in Virginia got an initial go-ahead yesterday.   The State Water Control Board proposed rules for the program, which is aimed primarily at protecting Virginia's rivers and aquifers.
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By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jan. 30--LIBBY, Mont. -- After finishing a shift at the vermiculite mine, Les Skramstad would come home covered in the white dust of asbestos.   He'd find the dust in deep recesses of his wallet.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell (R) said Monday that he will push for legislation requiring sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses and instant messaging screen names so they can be blocked from using popular online networking sites.
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Toymakers will face strict safety tests and steep fines for safety breaches if a new US law is passed.
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By The Roanoke Times, Va. May 31--Drivers who regularly negotiate the two, twisting lanes of pavement that are U.S. 220 north of Eagle Rock in Botetourt County must be sorely tempted to deride Virginia's transportation department.
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RICHMOND -- The Virginia General Assembly is trying to rewrite the complex laws that govern the state's power companies, moving toward an untested approach to electricity regulation and prompting charges from consumer groups that monthly bills will rise.
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A component of state transportation legislation that would shift responsibility for planning and building secondary roads to Northern Virginia localities is a nonstarter, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said yesterday.  Kaine made his comments after meeting with regional leaders.