disasters
Trump names BP oil spill lawyer as top environmental attorney
June 8, 2017The nominee defended BP in lawsuits surrounding the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and challenged the Obama administration over greenhouse gas rules.
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Montana GOP candidate charged with body slamming a reporter
May 25, 2017"The Guardian is deeply appalled by how our reporter, Ben Jacobs, was treated in the course of doing his job as a journalist."
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Blankenship leaves prison; blames others for his mine explosion that killed 29
May 17, 2017Prosecutors at Blankenship’s trial introduced evidence about his hands-on operation of all Massey mines, putting profits before people and downgrading safety.
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Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state
May 9, 2017The accident occurred at a facility known as PUREX.
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Black youths as prey: The killing of Jordan Edwards
May 3, 2017The high school freshman was in the company of two of his brothers, and other friends, when police began firing at the car they were in.
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