Environmentalists Sue Over Trump Rollback of Offshore Oil Safety Regulations June 12, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici A coalition of environmental groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Interior Department’s rollbacks of safety measures put...
West Virginia Coal Industry Data Shows Mines Releasing Excessive Pollution June 5, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici Several West Virginia coal mines, including some owned by the governor’s family, have released many times the allowable amounts of...
Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash March 18, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps...
Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash: Environmental Groups March 4, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps...
Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’ January 17, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he does not believe...
Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray’s West Virginia Mines October 26, 2018 By Richard Valdmanis and Valerie Volcovici Injury rates have more than doubled at five West Virginia coal mines acquired by Murray Energy Corp. in 2013, according...
Coal Industry Needs ‘Fundamental Shift’ to Address Black Lung Disease: Report July 2, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici Coal companies need to make a “fundamental shift” in how they control exposure to coal dust in underground mines to...
Coal Industry Tax Cut Threatens Miners’ Benefits Fund as Black Lung Cases Surge June 1, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici As a young man, Barry Shrewsbury dug coal in the West Virginia mines and spent his time off hunting and...
EPA Wants to Rescind Obama Chemical Plant Regulations May 18, 2018 By Valerie Volcovici The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took steps on Thursday to roll back and delay Obama-era rules aimed at improving safety...
Judge Orders Creation of Spill Response Plan for Dakota Access Pipeline December 6, 2017 By Valerie Volcovici A federal has judge ordered Energy Transfer Partners LP to coordinate with local tribes and the Army Corps of Engineers...