Energy and Environment
October 6, 2009 -
The morning after the CBS News program "60 Minutes" aired its investigation into the hazards of coal ash waste from coal-burning power plants, the people of South Carolina awoke to some worrisome news about coal ash close to home.
October 5, 2009 -
By Matt Wasson, Appalachian Voices As Congress was returning from the August recess, there wasn't much news about the climate bill. The only energy-related news breaking through the coverage of the rancorous health care debates and town-hall tea parties was a study on "energy sprawl" published by five staff members of the Nature Conservancy.
September 23, 2009 -
In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court ruled this week that states trying to curb global warming can sue five electric utilities to force them to cut greenhouse gas pollution.
September 22, 2009 -
With the Chattahoochee River expected to reach an all-time high from the torrential rains that inu