Environment
Barn owls face armageddon
January 27, 2014The barn owl population has declined from use of agricultural poisons and rat and mouse baits so popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
Read moreToday in labor history: 109 coal miners die in explosion
January 27, 2014The coal miners were underpaid Eastern Europeans who were told not to complain about their substandard and dangerous working conditons.
Read moreW.Va. disaster culprit Freedom Industries declares bankruptcy
January 22, 2014With $30 million in assets and $3 million in liabilities, Freedom Industries followed a tried and true coal industry tactic of declaring bankruptcy and moving assets to a new company.
Read moreW. Va. spill occurred after repeated lack of oversight
January 14, 2014This month is a bitter anniversary for Charleston: Three years ago, experts with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board urged the state to create a new program to prevent toxic chemical spills
Read moreWest Virginia chemical spill: a predictable water crisis
January 13, 2014Since the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, industry has worked diligently to weaken the law's enforcement and oversight.
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