November 2, 2009 -
More than 200 West Virginia coal miners over the age of 40 -- including more than 80 members of the United Mine Workers of America -- will share in an $8.75 million settlement in an age discrimination lawsuit they filed three years ago.
October 30, 2009 -
Our latest roundup of interesting polls around the South:
October 30, 2009 -
Environmental justice leaders representing more than a dozen polluted communities from six Southern states met with Environmental Protection Agency leaders this week and asked them to take action to better protect the health of low-income communities and communities of color.
October 29, 2009 -
Updated 9:39 am 10/30/09
October 29, 2009 -
President Obama's controversial choice to head the federal agency that regulates the environmental impact of coal mining has run into unexpected opposition in the Senate.
October 29, 2009 -
By Phil Mattera, Dirt Diggers Digest Key portions of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment
October 28, 2009 -
Any day now, the Senate could take up debate on an amendment introduced by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) requiring that the 2010 count ask residents about their citizenship status.
