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...
Hurricane Irma May Push Island States to Seek Climate Change Aid September 13, 2017 By Valerie Volcovici and Alister Doyle Devastation from Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean will sharpen the demands from small island nations that top fossil-fuel consumers help...
Trump Infrastructure Plan to Nix Obama’s Flood Risk Standards August 15, 2017 By Valerie Volcovici President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to...
Trump Expected to End U.S. Participation in Paris Climate Pact May 31, 2017 By Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact...
Republicans Working to Change Healthcare Bill Before House Vote March 19, 2017 By Susan Cornwell and Valerie Volcovici U.S. House Republicans are working on changes to their healthcare overhaul bill to provide more generous tax credits for older...