Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Energy company reaches federal settlement in connection to Upper Big Branch mine disaster http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/energy-company-reaches-federal-settlement-in-connection-to-upper-big-branch-mine-disaster-7338.html Government Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:23:00 -0600 Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay 31 families, two survivors and 29 families of the deceased, $1.5 million each, as well as to make millions in safety improvements and conduct millions in research to make mining safer at the Upper Big Branch mine and in general. PRI: Public Radio International