health
Study suggests fracking wastes could poison drinking water
July 10, 2012According to a new scientific study, salty fluids rich with minerals in parts of Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale are seeping thousands of feet upward, right into drinking water.
Read moreToday in labor history: The Johnstown mine disaster
July 10, 2012On July 10, 1902, a powerful explosion occurred in the Rolling Mill coal mine in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Most of the 112 miners who lost their lives in this disaster were immigrants from England, Poland and Slovakia....
Read moreContractors’ drug-free ‘pledge’ or the real thing?
July 9, 2012Some arguments can best be won with the opportune use of a good example.
Read moreWatsonville teachers, students challenge methyl iodide
July 9, 2012A giant Japanese chemical company announced on March 20 that it would no longer sell methyl iodide in the U.S. for use as a pesticide.
Read moreNational rally to demand end to frack attack
July 6, 2012After a recent report that New York officials are considering allowing fracking to take place, environmental activists have announced they are fighting back.
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