PBS NewsHour

Miners' Families 'Encouraged' by Prosecutors' Moves

Clip: 02/23/2012 | 6m 2s

West Virginia mine safety officials on Thursday issued 253 violations against Massey Energy in their final report on the 2010 Upper Big Branch mining disaster that killed 29 men. Jeffrey Brown and NPR's Howard Berkes discuss the findings and prosecution efforts to reach higher into the ranks of Massey's upper management.

Aired: 02/23/12

Rating: NR

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