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Gov. Morrisey Provides Update on the Search for Missing Miner

Published November 10, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:00

But we still have a missing miner. Over the last couple days, there have been a number of dive teams that have been going down and exploring … First Energy had stepped up and there's going to be a 1.2 gigawatt, you know, new gas-powered power plant. … In particular when you have to go through the water. There are different training requirements to be skilled diver than there are to be a mine safety worker. (01:00–01:12)

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Asserts the development of a new gas-powered power plant by First Energy.

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