Nearly a month after coal miner Steve Lipscomb's death in the Rolling Thunder mine in Nicholas County, miners and their families gathered alongside elected officials and coal company representatives Wednesday for a Blessing for the Miners of West Virginia event at the state Capitol in Charleston. Energy and Environment

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The speakers praised the role of coal mining in West Virginia and "celebrate[d] the life of Steve," said West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner, one of the speakers. Several others addressed the crowd in the Capitol's Lower Rotunda, with rows of chairs on either side of a large Christmas tree. Special Reports

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