Energy and Environment
July 6, 2009 -
Massey Energy -- the largest coal producer in central Appalachia and a major mountaintop removal operator -- must rehire 85 union miners who lost their jobs after the company took over a West Virginia mine in 2004.
July 3, 2009 -
The city of Kingston, Tenn.
July 3, 2009 -
A Vietnam veteran and former businessman who lives in West Virginia's Coal River Valley, Bo Webb is one of the lead organizers of the national movement to stop mountaintop removal, a particularly destructive form of strip-mining.
June 30, 2009 -
After initially saying it would not release the information due to "security concerns," the Environmental Protection Agency relented Monday and disclosed the locations of the nation's 44 "high hazard" coal ash dump sites.
June 29, 2009 -
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a landmark climate bill on Friday, passing the American Clean Energy and Security Act by a narrow 219-212 margin. The measure, which would set caps on greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy and efficiency, now goes to the Senate. If the House vote is any indication, the legislation can be expected to face significant opposition from Senators hailing from the coal-dependent South.