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 Hadens 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. 
WV Public Radio
|
8-9
|
Tug
Fork pollution
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
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
|
|
|
Coal
official, environmentalist differ on mining law's benefits
|
|
|
Hot
weather prompts surge in demand for electricity
|
8-2
|
|
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
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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