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Mine owner could get up to 30 years for West Virginia deaths

March 12, 2015 By Mark Gruenberg

"When safety standards are cut, miners die. It's that simple. Let's not get to that point."

New report says oil trains endanger 25 million

February 24, 2015 By Blake Skylar

"People, wildlife, rivers, and lakes will pay a huge cost for the government's failure to act. It's only a matter of time before the next explosive accident."

Hell on rails: West Virginia burning after crude oil train derailment

February 18, 2015 By John Case

The fires from the derailment in Fayette County continued to burn Tuesday morning, and emergency shelters for hundreds of people who had to evacuate after the derailment remain open.

Trial and justice delayed for Blankenship, the coal criminal

February 13, 2015 By John Milam

In the world of capitalism, King Coal, and the law, things don't always go as the people might expect.

California labor: “There are no jobs on a dead planet”

February 10, 2015 By Alex Farr And Michelle Kern

The largest march against fracking in U.S. history included labor, indigenous rights, climate activists and many other groups.