Tuesday, December 28, 2010
MSHA Plans Upper Big Branch Briefing
WEST VIRGINIA....
In a letter to U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, Senator Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has asked the Obama administration to update the families of the victims of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion about the government's investigation. Rockefellers says the families of the 29 miners who died haven't been briefed since September, and Rockefeller says that's too long. Rockefeller also wants an update, including some idea of when the probe will be finished. MSHA says it plans to hold a briefing after the holidays.