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Coal Company CEO Threatens To Sue EPA For ‘Lying’ About Climate Change
Robert E. Murray, of Murray Energy Corp., speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007. CREDIT: AP Photo/Scott Sommerdorf) The owner of the largest independent coal producer in the U.S. is...
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West Virginia Democrat Unveils Bill To Let Coal Plants Emit Unlimited Carbon...
In this Thursday, April 8, 2010, file photo, U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., listens during a news conference at Marsh Fork Elementary in Montcoal, W.Va. CREDIT: AP Photo/Jeff Gentner Coal plants...
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‘Coal Princesses’: Inside The World Of Coal-Themed Beauty Pageants
CREDIT: WV Coal Festival Children’s Royalty Pageant Facebook Page Even if one day there is no coal industry in West Virginia, there will still be West Virginia coal queens and princesses. Maxine...
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Company That Caused Historic Chemical Spill Leaks More Waste Into West...
The Freedom Industries site in West Virginia, which released 10,000 gallons of chemicals into a drinking water supply, is seen in this Jan. 13, 2014, photo. CREDIT: AP Photo/Steve Helber The company...
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Company That Caused Historic West Virginia Chemical Spill Fined $11k
The Freedom Industries site in West Virginia, which released 10,000 gallons of chemicals into a drinking water supply, is seen in this Jan. 13, 2014, photo. CREDIT: AP Photo/Steve Helber The company...
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New Data Says Huge West Virginia Chemical Spill May Have Been More Toxic Than...
Demonstrators hold signs Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. after a Jan. 9 chemical spill into the Elk River tainted the water supply. CREDIT: AP Photo/John Raby The...
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Six Months After Massive West Virginia Chemical Spill, Residents Still Wary...
CREDIT: Foo Conner/@iwasaround Six months ago 300,000 West Virginians were shocked to learn a chemical used in the coal production process, crude MCHM, had leaked into the Elk River and contaminated...
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In West Virginia Congressional Race, Both Candidates Think Climate Change Is...
Republican Alex Mooney, left, and Democrat Nick Casey. CREDIT: AP Photos There are two major-party candidates in the running for West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District seat in the U.S. House, and...
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North Carolina Abandons Defense Of Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Same-sex couples marched in Ashville, NC last October before a protest where they requested marriage licenses they knew they would not be issued. CREDIT: AP Photo/Adam Jennings Following Monday’s...
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West Virginia Wants $2 Million From Company That Caused Historic Chemical Spill
The Freedom Industries site in West Virginia, which released 10,000 gallons of chemicals into a drinking water supply, is seen in this Jan. 13, 2014, photo. CREDIT: AP Photo/Steve Helber The state of...
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How A New Group Is Helping Nonprofits In West Virginia Get Solar Panels For...
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church CREDIT: Solar Holler A church in West Virginia just got 60 panels installed on its roof for $1, thanks to a local group that’s making it easier and cheaper for...
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New Natural Gas Pipeline Would Run Through The George Washington National Forest
Protesters gather in opposition against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Virginia. CREDIT: Friends of Nelson County Four U.S. energy companies announced Tuesday that they were joining together to build...
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New York To West Virginia: Stop Trying To Kill EPA’s Carbon Rule
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, left, and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman are each leading separate 12-state coalitions that are fighting over the EPA’s proposed...
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Appalachian Residents Rally At The White House To End Pollution From...
Members of Alliance for Appalachia protest in Lafayette Square Tuesday. CREDIT: Katie Valentine Ann League was in the midst of building her “dream home” in the mountains of Tennessee when she found...
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Bipartisan Bill Would Help Out-Of-Work Coal Miners Find New Jobs
CREDIT: AP Photo/Pool/Rick Bowmer Two lawmakers want to make life a little easier for coal miners who have lost their jobs in recent years. Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV)...
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West Virginia Plans To Frack Beneath Ohio River, Which Supplies Drinking...
An aerial view of the Ohio River between Jeffersonville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. CREDIT: Shutterstock Nine citizen and environmental groups are urging West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to...
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Federal Court Backs EPA’s Veto Of One Of The Largest Surface Mines Ever...
Spruce No. 1 mine. CREDIT: Photo Courtesy of Vivian Stockman / Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition At 2,278 acres acres, down from an original 3,100 acres, the Spruce No. 1 Mine was one of the largest...
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South Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Marriage Equality Until Federal Ruling
CREDIT: Shutterstock/Steven Frame The legal chips continue to fall for marriage equality this week, and South Carolina’s Supreme Court has ruled that’s it’s not time for same-sex couples to start...
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West Virginia And Nevada Join The Rapidly-Growing List Of Marriage Equality...
CREDIT: ThinkProgress/Dylan Petrohilos Same-sex couples began marrying in both Nevada and West Virginia Thursday evening, as the number of marriage equality states officially climbed to 27. West...
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Study Ties Mountaintop Removal Mining Dust To Increased Risk Of Lung Cancer
This Sept. 18, 2008 file photo shows a mountaintop removal mining site at Kayford Mountain, W.Va. CREDIT: AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File Mountaintop removal mining destroys forest ecosystems and clogs...
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