Two banks take heat for continuing to fund Massey Energy and mountaintop removal mining
“We’re the greenest bank in the business,” claims Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based PNC bank (PNC:US)...
Aug 27, 2010
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Few Valley Fills Likely to Meet Federal Standards Under New EPA Guidance
By Suzanne Goldenberg, Guardian
The Obama administration effectively called time today on one...
Apr 1, 2010
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Mine Owner's Plan Includes Burying More than 7 Miles of West Virginia Streams
The Environmental Protection Agency raised the bar for mountaintop mining today with a proposal to...
Mar 26, 2010
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In his Feb. 10 article "Obama: The Making of a Clean Coal President," David Sassoon...
Feb 19, 2010
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Mountaintop Mining Opponent Set to Debate Massey Energy CEO
On Thursday night, environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will step onto a stage in the heart...
Jan 19, 2010
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Is Mining an Exception to the ‘Base Our Decisions on Science’ Rule?
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emerges from a dark eight years under the Bush...
Jan 11, 2010
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The EPA put its promise to protect mountain streams into action today, taking a rare first step...
Oct 16, 2009
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Six months after EPA officials announced they had serious concerns about water contamination from...
Sep 11, 2009
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Back on May 18, nine cyclists left their homes in Seattle and headed out for a bike ride. The...
Jul 29, 2009
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Mike Brune, executive director of the Rainforest Action Network, was one of 29 people arrested by...
Jun 24, 2009
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