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A Reemergence of Black Lung for Coal Workers
Black lung surges back in coal country by Chris Hamby for iWatch News PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Ray Marcum bears the marks of a bygone era of coal mining. At 83, his voice is raspy, his eastern Kentucky...
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Coal Study Suggests Mountaintop-Removal is Toxic for People
Study finds toxins from mountaintop coal mining sites by Alice Su for iWatch News The U.S. Geological Survey has found high levels of toxic compounds in soil and water around mountaintop-removal...
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Stolen: Gustavo Jononovich Documents the Exploitation of Latin America’s...
This Land Is Their Land Bearing witness to the fallout from the exploitation of Latin America’s natural resources By Gustavo Jononovich for Nieman Reports Latin America’s abundant natural resources...
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Still Mining: GAO report backs black lung rule amidst opposition
GAO report supports science behind black lung rule By Chris Hamby for The Center for Public Integrity Research supports an Obama administration plan to reduce coal miners’ exposure to the dust that...
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Broke: Coal Company Goes After Employee Pensions in Bankruptcy Court
In the Coal Fields, A Novel Way to Get Rid Of Pensions Is Born BY MIKE ELK for In These Times… This is part two of a three-part series, “Dying in the Coal Mines,” which looks at how environmental...
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What’s Underground: Conservation Groups Move to Close or Cleanup Ash Pits...
Conservationist files suit to shut-down or cleanup ash pits By Anne Blythe for The News & Observer, republished by McClatchy RALEIGH, N.C — Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against...
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The Ash Ponds of Little Blue Run
As EPA delays new coal ash rules, residents turn to the courts for relief By Kristen Lombardi for The Center for Public Integrity Sabrina Mislevy is tired of the odors, the way they “hit” her as she...
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An Invisible Poison: Oil & Gas Air Emissions
‘Upset’ emissions: Flares in the air, worry on the ground by Kristen Lombardi & Andrea Fuller for Public Integrity BATON ROUGE, La. — Shirley Bowman noticed the smell after 8 a.m. on June 14,...
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Longwall Mining for Clean Coal ‘Permanently’ Damaged 6 Streams in Pennsylvania
New scrutiny of ‘longwall’ mining finds damage in Pennsylvania streams by Kristen Lombardi for Public Integrity The brutally efficient coal-extraction method known as “longwall mining” has permanently...
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Video Report: Drinking Water Contaminated for 300,000 Residents in West...
West Virginia Water Woes: 36 Hour Recap by David Boucher & Elaine Mcmillion for Charleston Daily Mail West Virginia stands in a state of emergency after a potentially harmful chemical spilled into...
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