OAK GROVE, Ala.—New ownership at an Alabama mine accused of causing a fatal home explosion earlier this year is raising old concerns for residents in rural Jefferson County, less than an hour’s drive outside Birmingham.  There, the rumors about the sale run as deep as the coal seam, and Alabama mine regulators have so far … Continue reading Alabama Coal Regulators Said They Didn’t Know Who’d Purchased a Mine Linked to a Fatal Home Explosion. It’s a Familiar Face