energy
Unions split on Obama Keystone pipeline turndown
January 23, 2012Construction unions called Obama's ruling a "job killer," but at least five unions sided with environmental groups against Keystone.
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Steelworkers: Refinery closings could cause oil shortages in Northeast
January 13, 2012The union says oil companies' closure of three big refineries in the Philadelphia area - and a plan to demolish one plant if its owner can't find a buyer - could lead to oil shortages in...
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Youngstown earthquake hearing reveals public anger, few answers
January 13, 2012"This is a dog-and-pony show," said a dissatisfied resident, among hundreds at a public hearing to investigate the city's 4.0 earthquake on New Year's Eve.
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Pollution rule impeded by federal court
January 9, 2012The regulation is intended to reduce, in 27 states, pollution that plays a large factor in unhealthy air downwind.
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Rick Santorum is neither green nor good
January 6, 2012"There is no such thing as global warming," says GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum.
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