Coal producer Consol Energy reports higher 1Q profit, trims production plansCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal producer Consol Energy Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter earnings more than doubled on higher prices and increased natural gas output, though it further trimmed 2009 coal production plans. Federal panel says safety lapses led to explosion that killed 2 at WVa Bayer CropScience plantINSTITUTE, W.Va. — Safety lapses that led to a runaway chemical reaction caused a fatal blast at a Bayer CropScience chemical plant last August, federal investigators said Thursday. |