UPDATE 1-Former U.S. coal CEO gets prison time for blast that killed 29
April 06, 2016 at 13:08 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 6 (Reuters) - Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $250,000 on Wednesday for his role in a 2010 West Virginia coal mine explosion that killed 29 workers.