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8-31
Kiss: Election non-issue in truck debate; Action depends on consensus, House speaker says
8-31
Federal authorities file charges against Massey Energy Co
8-31
Agency approves windmill farm; Pa. company to build
166 turbines in two counties 
8-31
Massey spills in Boone bring criminal charges; Leaks come from Massey operations into Robinson Creek
8-31
Wise undecided on proposed anti-flooding rules
8-31
Federal takeover of mine cleanup program sought
8-31
DEP buys ex-theater for new offices
8-31
Windmills Get Green Light 
8-31
Lick Creek residents try to keep coal mine out of neighborhood
8-31
Judge backs company in coal-reserve dispute
8-30
What Lies Behind the Vanishing Mountains of Appalachia
8-30
Judge: Coal rights trump public land
8-30
Appalachia pollutes itself, report states
8-30
Industry Ready to Join President's Clean Coal Initiative (As long as there is MTR there is no such thing as "clean" coal!)
8-30
4 more Kentuckians may be victims of West Nile virus
8-30
Arch Announces More Layoffs
8-29
Judge rules against Pittston on benefits 
8-29
South Dakota Power Plant to Become 99.99% Clean (As long as there is MTR, there is no "clean" coal. And, what happens to the flyash? Can you say "groundwater?")
8-29
Arizona: State halts deregulation of electricity; Utility panel vote is unanimous
8-29
W. Nile killing Ohio's raptors; 300 to 400 birds of prey die in recent weeks. Owl that died in Copley being checked for virus
8-28
Coal truck options in play; Lawmakers will try again on coal truck hauling issue
8-28
Plan would redraw flood-area towns; State looks at Wyoming, McDowell link  
8-28
Dead bird in Wayne tests positive for West Nile 
8-28
Environment: Quality board better 
8-28
Windmills on Their Minds 
8-27
Cleaning Coal-Fired Plants: The Debate Burns On
8-27
High-sulfur smell 
8-26
Ecological decline 'far worse' than official estimates; Leaked paper - OECD's grim warning on climate change 
8-25
Unnatural disasters: Toll of fossil-fuel addiction seen from Appalachia to Nepal 
8-25
Health officials: Many West Nile fears unjustified 
8-25
Interior Department ignores own analysis, gives green light to increased haze at Mammoth Cave National Park 
8-25
Power plant pollution finding reversed 
8-25
New Ways to Harness Soft Money in Works ; Political Groups Poised To Take Huge Donations
8-24
Huntington firm plans to build wind turbines; Factory will be located in former bottling plant
8-24
Former spokesman files suit against Massey
8-24
Massey subsidiaries face state action; Mines have 30 days to appeal Air Quality Board orders
8-23
Bush protest turns ugly: Riot police disperse crowd 
8-23
Environment Groups See Threat to Green Rules
8-23
Green for green 
8-23
PBS show focuses on Bush, air pollution 
8-23
Coal company may face more charges for blast
8-23
Dereg a failure:  New Study Shows Electricity Restructured States Lead the Way to Lower Prices, Clean Energy
8-22
Coal industry wants ruling that limits valley fills reversed; Order bars issuing permits for dumping waste in streams
8-22
Hanging rocks cleared; last Pike evacuees home
8-22
Falling debris kills man outside Hopkins coal mine
8-22
Mud: The magic is gone  
8-22
Tri-State declares war on West Nile virus; Counties, townships spraying against mosquitoes that spread disease 
8-22
Official: West Nile more worrisome than threat; Virus claimed first human victim in Kentucky this week 
8-21
Ruling would ‘strangle’ coal, industry says; Company lawyers ask federal court to overturn Haden’s valley fill decision 
8-21
Preventing West Nile: Health officials stalk mosquitoes to head off human cases of deadly virus
8-21
In Kentucky: Elderly West Nile patient dies
8-20
Agency seeks input on mining changes 
8-20
Wise to unveil plans for energy industry; Proposal focuses on more research, development ideas  
8-20
Economic Interests Keep Drive for Renewable Energy Stuck in Neutral
8-20
Magic Island still barren 
8-20
Author recognized water's importance  
8-20
Denise Giardina: 'A large coal camp': Massey picnic an insult, hassle to West Side residents
8-20
Taming the Untouchable Corps  
8-20
2nd District race grabs limelight; Republican V.I.P. parade continues as Democrats crank out attacks 
8-19
Cause Celeb: Backstreet Boy hopes fame will help fight his home state's environmental battles
8-19
Methane-eating life form may halt global warming
8-19
You thought it was wet? Wait until the Asian brown cloud hits town; Extreme weather set to worsen through pollution and El Nino 
8-18
As the Earth Warms, Will Companies Pay? 
8-17
Acid Rain Leads to Songbird Declines
8-16
Coal's crushing burden 
8-16
Jurors decline to indict driver; Coal truck driver had been charged in wreck that killed 2 
8-16
Second windmill farm proposed at Mount Storm
8-16
Mining law should be enforced 
8-16
Experts Expect Rapid Rise in West Nile Virus Cases 
8-16
Blowing the Whistle on West Nile
8-16
Board OKs $21,000 to pay for bug spray; With West Nile confirmed in Lawrence, communities get help with prevention 
8-16
Putnam stops testing dead birds for virus
8-16
West Nile Virus Claims More Lives
8-16
UMWA President Reviews Bad Blood
8-16
Police still at mine; Officials searching for suspects in trespassing
8-16
In The Northwest: GOP peddles access to anti-environment boss
8-16
Officials: Exodus in Coalfields troubling
8-15
Clean Water Act allows burying streams, feds say
8-15
Officials say response normal part of process; Letter may not affect permit 
8-15
Boulder from strip mine rips through Pike home; Dangling rocks threaten other residents in hollow
8-15
Coal Co. Forced to Shut Operation
8-15
Mine blast blows rock into home
8-15
Flooding: Wise should approve regs
8-15
Massey loses money in second quarter
8-15
Board reduces Massey suspensions
8-15
Energy-efficient home to be built on East End
8-15
Old mine wall, arch found in McDowell
8-15
Armed intruders escaped, police say; Boone mine to reopen
8-15
Coal's objection overruled
8-15
Officials unlikely to spray; West Nile virus not a huge risk, county health officials say 
8-15
Panel reduces penalties against Massey; Appeals board suggests financial penalties instead 
8-15
Inspectors wait to enter Pa. mine; Some parts of coal mine still are submerged 
8-15
Peabody will reopen Boone coal mine 
8-14
Flat land: Why not require surface mining
to yield developable building sites?
(Daily Mail Editorial)
8-14
Ky. official says coal industry ‘needs to be reasonable': Industry objects to new authority to revoke licenses
8-14
Mine permit may be rejected, agency official says
8-14
EPA seeks to block record mining permit: Alternatives less damaging to streams exist, official tells Corps of Engineers
8-14
Patton urges coal industry to accept regulation
8-14
U.N. environmental chief calls for action to prevent global water crisis
8-14
Researchers combining mining and milling wastes to create fuel
8-14
Australians develop mine-waste-guzzling turbine
8-14
In Landmark Ruling, Federal Appeals
Court Upholds Campaign Spending Limits
8-13
U.S. mines safer by comparison: Many countries decades behind U.S. in area of safety
8-13
Miners lining up for shot at benefits: Changes in Ky. law loosen black lung claim restrictions
8-13
Accident kills worker at Cabin Creek coal mine
8-13
After-mining use debate may reignite: Key regulators find coalfield desire for flattened sites
8-13
Flooding blamed on mine method
8-13
Miners set to test new black lung rules
8-13
Miner killed in Kanawha mine
8-13
Industry firm lawyer named general counsel for DEP
8-12
Sidney Coal (a Massey subsidiary) cited for polluting stream
8-12
Hearing suggested for mine probe: Hearing may not be most effective, federal official says
8-12
Massey is treating them right, town's residents say
8-12
Flooding in Appalachia Stirs Outrage Over a Mining Method
8-12
Undermining Safety Rules
8-12
Massey employees economic hostages
8-11
Floods Stir Opposition to Method of Mining
8-10
Rash of floods has made getting to school difficult:
Buses Can't Drive On Some Roads In Eastern Kentucky
8-9
State gave union money in midst of battle: Appropriation went to center during coal truck fight
8-9
Talking about coal
8-9
Nevada site will increase hauling of nuclear waste through W.Va. Windows Media - Wv Public Radio  WV Public Radio
8-9
Tug Fork pollution Windows Media - WV Public Radio  WV Public Radio
8-9
Massey akin to feudal lords
8-9
W.Va. native named clean air 'villain': Bush adviser fights air pollution rules
8-9
Last Chance for Soft Money: No Thinkin' Necessary
8-8
Norton tried to ‘greenwash' the Bush administration
8-8
Pa. mine rescue focuses attention on coal mine maps Windows Media - WV Public Radio  WV Public Radio
8-8
Coal-plant developer balks at 'silencers,' other conditions
8-8
Massey: Local little Enron?
8-8
New flood rules fight expected: DEP wants to limit mine, logging runoff
8-8
Terminal sued over coal truck fatality: Lawsuit charges company contributed to accident by overloading vehicles
8-7
What Finance Reform?
8-7
Massey rejoins coal association
8-7
Lawsuit has union flavor:Man has 3 lawyers in suit to recover $1,800 in losses
8-7
Positions on coal truck issue affecting campaigns
8-7
Sound-biting back
8-7
Massey Energy officials are sued
8-7
State claim may follow Massey suit
8-6
Massey Energy named in shareholder lawsuit
8-6
Board of Directors of Leading Energy Company (Massey) Sued For Gross Misconduct; Violations Said to Have Caused Loss in Shareholder Value
8-6
W.Va's mountaintops are sacrificed for cheap energy (scroll down to second letter)
8-6
Positions on coal truck issue affecting campaigns
 
8-6
Massey sued for insider trading; Suit claims leaders filed false reports for personal profit 
8-6
Insider trading at Massey is alleged; Company president sold 100,000 shares two months before price collapse
8-6
Gas pipeline explodes: Cross Lanes flames ‘as bright as day,’ witnesses say 
8-6
Caught in the Spotlight, Miners Quickly Adjust 
8-6
Dead bird to be tested for West Nile virus; West Nile infection in Tri-State area; sparrow in Huntington to be analyzed 
8-6
Future Massey Investment Out Of State
8-5
Mine safety: Coal work too dangerous 
8-5
Villagers giving up backdrop of lives
8-5
Consol mine set to reopen; Marshall County mine calling miners to work Friday 
8-4
Ky. official: Weight increase a 'mistake;' Since 1986 hike, industry has sought higher limit 
8-4
Mine map problem has been studied
8-4
Underground miners a dying breed in E. Ky.
8-3
Interior secretary tells coal ‘we must win’ mining fight
8-3 
US Senate Democrats attack Bush environment record
8-3

Coal-slurry spill: Hefty fine is good, but state must increase protections 

8-3
Location of abandoned mines guesswork, geologists say 
8-3
Work on pipeline will begin this month; Huntington Corps, Ohio EPA issue permits for Kenova-Columbus line 
8-3
Coal mining impact study delayed; Results expected 2 years ago; draft may get February airing 
8-3
Coal official, environmentalist differ on mining law's benefits 
8-3
Hot weather prompts surge in demand for electricity
8-2
Coal: Moving Mountains  Real Audio The Connection on NPR
8-2
The Costs of Coal--Facts and Folklore (be sure to see the poll and talkback sections)
8-2
'Moyers' to focus on mines
8-2
Mining study not expected until February; Review of mountaintop removal was due in 2000
8-2
There's a really easy way for Massey to solve its problems 
8-2
Massey hit with huge verdict 
8-2
Safeguarding security: DEP workers, contractors strive to reclaim more than land in Gary
8-2
Big fine for Big Coal
8-2
Sludge fine big, so was damage
8-2
8-2
Cecil E. Roberts: Rising to the occasion: MSHA budget cuts will affect mine safety 
8-2
After Pa. accident, feds start mine map review
8-2
Massey hit with $50 million verdict; Jury finds company interfered with Va. firm's business 
8-2
Mining: Most West Virginians want both environmental protection and jobs 
8-2
'Impaired' waters: Several W.Va. rivers, streams do not meet quality standards 
8-2
Muddy Water' sets pain, perseverance of McDowell County flood to music
8-1
Interior secretary tours southern West Virginia 
8-1
Coal Shoulder (scroll down)
8-1
State groups nix meeting with DOI head
8-1
Interior secretary tours southern West Virginia
8-1
CEO Claims Massey Held To Higher Standard 
8-1
Massey Calls Picnic An Attention Getter
8-1
Enviros Snub Interior Secretary 
8-1
Working together is vital, Norton says; Official tours state to get firsthand look at coal mining 
8-1
Environmental groups won't be celebrating law 
8-1
Massey reports earnings up  
8-1
Safety advocates decry MSHA cutbacks  Windows Media  WV Public Radio
8-1
Groups snub Interior secretary; Meeting is publicity gimmick, critics say
8-1
Groups reject invitation to commemorate law anniversary 
8-1
Massey to pay $3.25 million for 2000 Ky. coal slurry spill
8-1
State fines Martin Coal $3.25 million
8-1
Martin Coal to pay record fine
8-1
Pennsylvania mine owner had history of violations

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